Lime

Posted by Broadback on March 1, 2010, 8:12 am

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Called into a DIY shop for some lime. They no longer stock it because a
H&S issues, though I think that may be a good cop out. It occurred to me
that builders merchants might be a cheap source. Is their lime ok for
gardens, or does it need more refining?
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Posted by on March 1, 2010, 10:41 am

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Switch to lemons they taste better than limes.

Posted by Martin on March 1, 2010, 5:44 pm

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On Mon, 1 Mar 2010 10:41:03 -0500, HEAVENLYSMOKE@webtv.net wrote:

>Switch to lemons they taste better than limes.

not in lager.
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Posted by David WE Roberts on March 1, 2010, 1:10 pm

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> Called into a DIY shop for some lime. They no longer stock it because a

> H&S issues, though I think that may be a good cop out. It occurred to me

> that builders merchants might be a cheap source. Is their lime ok for

> gardens, or does it need more refining?

I think I recently read that you can use hydrated lime (which I think is
what builders use for lime mortar) but that crushed limestone is better.

Where you get crushed limestone, however, it didn't say.

Posted by Charlie Pridham on March 2, 2010, 4:39 am

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davidweroberts@spamtrap.invalid says...

> > Called into a DIY shop for some lime. They no longer stock it because a

> > H&S issues, though I think that may be a good cop out. It occurred to me

> > that builders merchants might be a cheap source. Is their lime ok for

> > gardens, or does it need more refining?

> I think I recently read that you can use hydrated lime (which I think is

> what builders use for lime mortar) but that crushed limestone is better.

> Where you get crushed limestone, however, it didn't say.

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