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Tom The Great

2006-08-08, 1:25 pm

Hello,

Saw another post about lime type, and wondered, what is the schedule
for putting down Lime? I'm in NE PA.

thx,

tom
Stubby

2006-08-08, 5:25 pm

Tom The Great wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Saw another post about lime type, and wondered, what is the schedule
> for putting down Lime? I'm in NE PA.


It is not very important, especially if you are putting down limestone
which takes years to act. Get a pH test kit and monitor it.

Some plants really like a sweet soil. Clematis, lilac and a few others.
Lime will also help keep moss and mushrooms out of your lawn. In
fact moss in the lawn is a telltale that I use to tell if I have enough.
If you grow potatoes, keep the lime away from them!
Tom The Great

2006-08-08, 8:25 pm

On Tue, 08 Aug 2006 15:31:34 -0400, Stubby
<William.Plummer-NOSPAM-@alum.mit.edu> wrote:

>Tom The Great wrote:
>
>It is not very important, especially if you are putting down limestone
>which takes years to act. Get a pH test kit and monitor it.


So you can add too much lime, right?

tom

>
>Some plants really like a sweet soil. Clematis, lilac and a few others.
> Lime will also help keep moss and mushrooms out of your lawn. In
>fact moss in the lawn is a telltale that I use to tell if I have enough.
> If you grow potatoes, keep the lime away from them!

Steveo

2006-08-09, 9:25 am

Stubby <William.Plummer-NOSPAM-@alum.mit.edu> wrote:
> which takes years to act.
>

Years?
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