"Franz Heymann" wrote in message
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: "Robert" wrote in message
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: "Franz Heymann" wrote in message
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: : "Robert" wrote in message
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: : : If you want real lime, try a builder's merchant, especially
: one
: : who
: : : sells lime mortars.
: :
: : Builder's lime is a different thing altogether and is inactive
: on
: : the
: : garden.
: :
: : That is quite incorrect. Builders' lime is Calcium Hydroxide,
: known
: : as "slaked lime" It is an alkaline material which is very
: frequently
: : used to treat acid soil.
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: : Franz
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: ps Slaked lime is not builder's lime, slaked lime is gardeners'
: lime.
: Builders' lime is hydrated lime
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: You have your knickers in a twist. {:-((
: The process of slaking quicklime is the process by which it is
: hydrated.
: Quicklime is calcium oxide. Hydrating it converts it into calcium
: hydroxide.
: Slaked lime, hydrated lime or builders' lime are all synonyms for
: calcium hydroxide. It is used very frequently indeed for correcting
: acidity in soils, as is powdered limestone, which is calcium
: carbonate.
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: So we are as one even though we didn't know
: it lol. Merry Christmas Franz
:
: No, we are not even. You are wrong, pure and simple.
: Merry Christmas.
:
: Franz
I don't think so but I have lost the will to care anymore lol. All the best