On Sat, 11 Dec 2004 13:41:30 -0000, "Robert"
wrote:



:
: If you want real lime, try a builder's merchant, especially one who
: sells lime mortars.

Builder's lime is a different thing altogether and is inactive on the
garden. I am surprised that so many people do not use lime. It is essential
where I garden in Plymouth as the soil will get 'sour' after too long
without it as we are acid anyway. It is also useful to put in the planting
hole to help prevent club root although the experts as usual dispel this
notion.


What are you talking about?
Try this from the horses mouth.
http://www.rmc.co.uk/crossproductpdf...atedlime_r.pdf

Also any number of other lime producers, Castle Cement, Buxton Lime
Industries etc................

We just use whatever hydrated lime our local builders' merchants
stock. Crushed limestone is fine if you can get small quantities but
acts more slowly and lasts longer.



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