Hi,

You'd be thinking of builders lime which is to harsh for the garden. The
lime you have is perfectly alright for the garden. It is ground limestone
and will be longer lasting in the soil. And won't burn the crap out of your
plants and not change the pH as much.

Dick


"Wilson" wrote in message
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I've recently purchased a 2.5KG bag of "Garden Lime" from Richgro. From
my experience so far, Lime is made of Calcium compounds and is a
flowing, white powder. With the stuff i have, not only is it not the
nice lime that i wanted, its not quite "powdered", is coarse, has some
strange black particles and what seems to be some sand in it. Shouldn't
have been a cheapskate and purchased the cheaper type...

Does anybody have any experience with this brand and this type of
"Lime"? Is it normal for it to be like this or should i go back to
Bunnings and get a refund?