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Lime and Watering

TerrysWorldTerrysWorld Posts: 174
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Although I have tried to aid drainage to the lawn to help prevent Moss by inserting 4cm dia x 25cm deep holes every 25cm over the area and filled with grit, sanded the area common for moss and mowed the lawn not short encourage moss. Part of the rear lawn is shaded in the winter months, but the front lawn is in full sun all year round and both lawns are sloping, it is clay soil.

To get an even spread of Lime to help reduce the acidity, could I mix Lime in a watering can. 

South Monmouthshire stuck in the middle between George and the Dragon

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  • Pete.8Pete.8 Posts: 11,340

    I've not used it, but afaik it's ground limestone, so I think it'd be a bit like trying to apply sand in a similar way. I  think you'd probably just get a sludge with water on top.
    I don't think you need worry about it being too even - it'll work it's way into the soil


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  • TerrysWorldTerrysWorld Posts: 174

    thanks,

    Thought it may have been soluble.

    South Monmouthshire stuck in the middle between George and the Dragon
  • SkandiSkandi Posts: 1,723

    Yes you can apply lime with water we did lots of it this year at work after discovering the seed compost we had bought had a ph of 4.9! We bought powdered lime and it mixed fine with water, it does settle fairly fast so keep stirring or shaking the can, it will also turn everything white, so water after or do it before/during rain

  • TerrysWorldTerrysWorld Posts: 174

    thanks all for your replies

    South Monmouthshire stuck in the middle between George and the Dragon
  • SkandiSkandi Posts: 1,723
    Mike Allen says:

    Skandi.  With due respects.  Litlle is known relating to the amount of seed compost you treated.  As a matter of interest, might I ask did you perform this treatment as a professional (company or commercial concern) or an avid gardener.  Just thinking.  Visualizing.  This heap of seed compost  that's very acidic in pH.  Might it not have been easier and in fact more beneficial to have added a balanced amount of lime dry and mixed the whole heap.   I am genuinly interested here, because unless the mixed lime and water is/was applied in large volumes.   Not all the compost would benefit.  Due to the absorbtion process.  Whereas in the recognized methods of soil and compost mixing, for instance the JI Methods.  The various ingredents are mixed dry.  Therory and practice here indicates that lime particles are better distributed throughout.  Just a thought.

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     This was a corrective measure for around 20 thousand seeds in plug trays, we never thought to check the compost before using it, (incorrectly assuming that it would be as it said on the sheet, won't be making that mistake again ) but the growth of the brassicas especially told us something was wrong, on checking the mix we discovered the Ph. For the rest of the compost, (around two ton) we did indeed mix it in dry before adding water letting it sit overnight to swell and then using it.

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