Oxymel of Squill wrote:
what do folk think about lime?

my gardening book has a section on the importance of liming, releases

nutrients, counteracts acidity etc; apparently it's all things
wonderful

but local garden shops don't stock it, and the one that does isn't
getting
any more once it's gone. He eyes my grey beard and says it's only
used by
old people and nobody else bothers

cheers

Why don't you buy a soil testing kit and check the the ph of your soil
in several different places? If you act on the results bearing in mind
the type of plants youwish to grow in these places that should take out
all the guesswork and old wives tales.
Cheers
Tony Bull www.caterpillarfountain.co.uk