"Robert" wrote in message
...

"Franz Heymann" wrote in message
...
:
: "Robert" wrote in message
: ...
:
:
: :
: : 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.
:
: That is quite incorrect. Builders' lime is Calcium Hydroxide,
known
: as "slaked lime" It is an alkaline material which is very
frequently
: used to treat acid soil.

No you're wrong Franz, builder's lime is no use to the garden
whatsoever

No, an elementary knowledge of chemistry, aided by a few hundred
references in Google says I am right.
Biulders' Lime really is Calcium Hydroxide, known as "slaked lime"
It is an alkaline material which is very frequently used to treat
acid soil.

Franz