"R" wrote in reply to

"Merryterry2000" who asked...
The soil on my tiny veg patch has become very acid through application
of garden compost over many years. The top surface has a green sheen
to it when dry which I assume to show an acid condition?

What do I do to quickly bring the condition to, say neutral?

I expect I will be told to add lime but how much to start with?

For a more in depth idea
http://tinyurl.com/2gdzmt
From that site this is of interest...
http://www.aglime.org.uk/technical05.htm

you need to do some maths to get to the small amounts needed in the usual
garden/allotment.
To help I list a few conversions.. :-)

multiply the Hectares figures by 0.4047 to get acres.
1 acre is 4840 sq yards.
1 sq Rod/Pole/Perch is 30.25 sq yards.(normal measurements used for
allotments)
1 Tonne is 1,000 Kg.
Normal GC bag contains 25 Kg.

So our brassica plot has a pH of about 5.6 and is just under a quarter of
the 7.5 Rods we use for veg and is silt/clay type so according to my maths I
need 52 Kg of lime.
That site also suggests a 4 year cycle so our 4 year crop rotation will be
OK as the plots get limed every 4 years, hopefully it won't need as much in
subsequent applications.

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Regards
Bob H
17mls W. of London.UK