On 29 Mar, 19:32, "Robert \(Plymouth\)" beachcom...@ultimate-
anonymity.com wrote:
Melanie wrote:

: "Melanie" wrote
:
:: Can lime be added to the soil immediately prior to planting
:: brassicas and peas?
:
:
: Thanks for the replies. So, I won't be poisoned if I lime brassicas
: immediately before planting? I have visions of the vegetables
: sucking up the lime which I eat and then I drop dead !
:
: Regards.

No I doubt you can harm brassicas with the amount of lime we gardeners would
put on

You wouldn't drop dead even if you chewed sticks of Chalk.
The only problem you can get from over liming a plot is that you may
get a magnesium deficiency, but you can always water with Epsom Salts
if this occurs.
David Hill
Abacus Nurseries.