"SUNSHINE" wrote in message
...
With the drought being so bad I am using anything I can find for mulch,
and
with 5 big gums in my yard there is a plentiful supply of leaves and bark.
Is Lime beneficial in helping them to compost and if so will it have an
adverse effect on my Camellias?
Sunshine



** I am sorry I can't help you with that one but I am sure that someone can.

Camellias hate lime with passion.

Joanne

On Wed, 27 Nov 2002 21:58:53 +1100, "SUNSHINE" wrote:

With the drought being so bad I am using anything I can find for mulch, and
with 5 big gums in my yard there is a plentiful supply of leaves and bark.I
s Lime beneficial in helping them to compost and if so will it have an
adverse effect on my Camellias?

Camellias plus lime = dead plants.

In article ,
"SUNSHINE" wrote:

With the drought being so bad I am using anything I can find for mulch, and
with 5 big gums in my yard there is a plentiful supply of leaves and bark.I
s Lime beneficial in helping them to compost and if so will it have an
adverse effect on my Camellias?

AFAIK lime does not help the composting process. I believe you need a carbon
source and a nitrogen source to compost. The dead leaves and bark are your
carbon source; animal manure is the usual nitrogen source. However, I have
heard that the oil in eucalyptus leaves makes life hard for other plants.

--
Chookie -- Sydney, Australia
(Replace "foulspambegone" with "optushome" to reply)

I don't regard myself as a fanatic. I just have handy milk dispensers.
-- Lee, misc.kids

I'm fairly sure Camellias like a more acidic soil and will not like the
alkalinity of Lime. The Eucalyptus leaves will be acidic and therefore okay
for the camellias. Heather.
"SUNSHINE" wrote in message
...
With the drought being so bad I am using anything I can find for mulch,
and
with 5 big gums in my yard there is a plentiful supply of leaves and
bark.I
s Lime beneficial in helping them to compost and if so will it have an
adverse effect on my Camellias?
Sunshine