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Clay soil - Garden Lime?
Can I use quicklime to help break up clay soil?
I meant to buy slaked lime but accidentally bought quicklime instead (I live in Normandy and haven't mastered all the French gardening words yet :-). The veg plot had been a lawn/grassland for many years until I rotorvated it this Spring and set potatoes, but digging them up now is a nightmare - the soil has a high clay content and with the hot weather it has baked into huge clumps. I almost need a pick to get the spuds out! Since nothing will be planted there again until next Spring can I apply lime now? I also plan to ask a neighbouring farmer to see if he can supply a trailer or two of "merde" for the plot! Does anyone know if manure should be applied before or after liming or doesn't it matter? Any advice welcome. PS - does anyone know how to spell "rotorvating" - my spellchecker doesn't know either? -- David .... Email address on website http://www.avisoft.co.uk .... Blog at http://dlts-french-adventures.blogspot.com/ |
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