[Growwine] Correction /Dolomitic lime

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Our soil pH is down to 5.1 in some trouble spots and we need to correct it.
This is the quickest and cheapest method that I know of.

Anthony Carone

----- Original Message -----
From: "Andrew Bennett" <andrew.bennett at ns.sympatico.ca>
To: <growwine at littlefatwino.com>
Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2008 2:13 PM
Subject: Re: [Growwine] Correction /Dolomitic lime


> 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.
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