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dpack
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gregotyn
Joined: 24 Jun 2010 Posts: 2201 Location: Llanfyllin area
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I don't remember much from my college days-50 years ago now-but spuds will grow down to ph4, so do not lime the ground for spuds! Brassicas like more alkaline soils so you lime for them The ideal ph for most crops is about ph6 slightly acidic so that nutrients tend to be released into the soil solution-calcium-lime, for example is a need for brassica crops, the cabbages, broccoli, caulis and kale, etc.-and you would lime for these, ph6 being the guide.
Soil type will also dictate what you can grow to some degree, if it is sandy soil use farm yard manure in copious quantities for your first crop of the rotation, which should be potatoes and beans. Main thing is to read as much as you can. I always used the same trench for beans and dug it to about 18 inches with lots of FYM in the bottom and mixed with soil as it got higher up the trench. Beans like water and FYM acts as a water reservoir. Spuds need water too and protecting from frost if you want to steal a march on your neighbours with the earliest crop for miles around! |
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dpack
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sgt.colon
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Mistress Rose
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sgt.colon
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Ty Gwyn
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dpack
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Mistress Rose
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sgt.colon
Joined: 27 Jul 2009 Posts: 7380 Location: Just south of north.
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gregotyn
Joined: 24 Jun 2010 Posts: 2201 Location: Llanfyllin area
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Mistress Rose
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sgt.colon
Joined: 27 Jul 2009 Posts: 7380 Location: Just south of north.
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dpack
Joined: 02 Jul 2005 Posts: 45375 Location: yes
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Mistress Rose
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