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Alan Holmes[_2_] · 18-03-2007, 09:42 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening

"Sacha" wrote in message
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On 17/3/07 18:09, in article ,
"Robert (Plymouth)" wrote:

Mel wrote:
: My gardening books advise digging an allotment and adding manure and
: lime in the autumn or winter. The books also say that manure mustn't
: be added just before planting carrots and onions, and digging
: shouldn't be done just before planting brassicas.
:
: I didn't have any manure in the autumn but I do have some now. Is it
: too late to dig, manure and lime now? I'll probably be sowing and
: planting in a couple of weeks.
:
: Thanks.

You can still do both but you general advice is not to manure and lime
the
same piece of ground in the same season as the lime will reduce the
manure's
effectiveness. I would manure it all and save the lime for brassica
planting
holes, or for next autumn

And - says the non veg grower - you don't want TOO much lime on land for
potatoes or you get scab - do I have that right?

Talking about potatoes, how the hell can you stop the slugs getting at the
tubers, but nothing expensive!

Alan