lime

I have tested my soil, and it is a bit acid.
I want to grow veggies, so I need to lime the ground.
I know I should do it now!!!
Do I fork it in? Do I just scatter it on top and dig in later?
Please give some idea.
Many Thanks
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Application is normally done by spreading the lime on the soil and raking in, leaving the rain to wash it into the soil. As long as your ground is not freshly manured, now is probably the best time to do it. If you have recently put manure on the soil then wait until the beginning of Spring.

 

how acid is a bit acid?

 

i live in scotland ..... acid means heather and bog

 

DO NOT LIME in areas where you want heathers azaleas rhoddies, conifers to grow

 

Thanks all. I am growing brassicas in that area. - a bit acid means the tube went yellowish green (lighter than neutral) on the test kit.
Thanks for your help, I will be adding my lime tomorrow.

 

ok . dont lime potato area, they like it like that

 

Thanks for that, I am planning on doing sweet potatoes this year.

 

Ah, well now, Sweet potatoes are not the same as ordinary ones. Sweet potatoes are Ipomoea batatas and Potatoes are Solanum tuberosum. The first is a member of the convolvulus family and the second the Solanums. They are not related. According to my information there is no variety of Sweet potato which has been developed which will grow to maturity outside in the UK. They need sub-tropical heat.

 

That's ok, I have posted elsewhere on this site for help and it looks like I might be able to do it.
Thanks for your help and info.