It only affects potatoes so it will be OK to scatter behind your trees or use as a conditioner on your borders as long as they don't contain ericaceous plants - rhodos, azaleas, skimmia, pieris - as they hate lime.
Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
"The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
Seed potatoes often come already infected with scab (IIRC, a supplier's seed stock can still be certified, even if 5% of potatoes are infected) so also worth trying a different supplier next year. MPCs also vary in how much lime is present so using a different brand is also worth a punt.
A trowel in the hand is worth a thousand lost under a bush.
Similar to Pulastris (Senior moment). Although when I an my father grew potatoes and veg, we alswyas gave the plot a treatment of lime. Never experienced scab, or most of the pests/diseases.
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