[Growwine] Correction /Dolomitic lime

[Andrew Bennett]

On Tue, 11 Mar 2008 21:59:32 -0300, peter salonius <petersalonius at hotmail.com> wrote:

>
>Dolomitic lime is sold by the  TONNE or 40Kg bag and is a mixture of mostly 
>Calcium carbonate and some Magnesum carbonate. This ground limestone
>is used with some regularity on soils that have a tendancy to become more 
>acid over time.

Unless you are quite sure you have lots of potassium,
it is as well to add some when adding dolomitic lime:
magnesium displaces potassium adsorbed in the clays, thus
upsetting the balance. Balance is all-important!

Andrew Bennett, Avondale Vineyard, Nova Scotia.