> >
> > At the wizards workshop it was stressed by some speakers that
homeopathic
> > applications of lime had to be backed up by actually physically
spreading
> > lime,
> I pushed this line BUT I only advocate fertiliser quantities of physical
> lime to be spread. Thats say 10 to 20 percent of the normal recommended
> rate - in most cases you would be told a ton + per acre - I think 200 to
500
> kg per Ha is workable. there are several reasons for this , first is cost,
> next is without good microbial activity and organic carbon calcium will
drop
> through the soil system like a stone in a pond and in a few years we will
> find it accumulated way down the soil profile out of the root zone - Hugh
Hi Loyd, I agree with on the above and for the same reasons, I have tried a
potetised calcium spray in a friends garden about a year ago and it
certainly woke the snails up. So according to them it certainly was
effective, but not nescesarily the best thing for that time and place. I
would see it as being more usefull in dry or drought conditions.
Cheers,
Peter.
