Liming and Fertilizing ?

Hi,

If some ground has just been Limed how long before we can add any Fertilizer ?

Also, if the ground has just been Fertilized how long before we can Lime ?

By Fertilizer we mean Growmore or FB&B etc, but in this context does Garden Compost or purchased Composted Farmyard Manure count as the same ?

 

For a few years now, I've limed my lawn in Autumn. Generally, I check the pH level, and add the amount of lime needed to get things to where I want them to be. I do this for one reason alone. Its a far more effective way of keeping moss out of the lawn than the usual Iron treatment.

When Spring arrives, I use an eco friendly fertiliser that is known to slightly adjust the pH upwards. I do this before the first cut is made, and then twice more during the season. This does seem to keep weeds away also.

So, based on this, and not knowing if the question refers to the lawn or other places, I would say liming to first fertilising roughly 6 months (here!) and 6 to 8 weeks between fertilising and liming.

Just an opinion, but it work for me.

 

Hi,

Its for both lawns and veg beds /general borders.

For lawns should have Limed it last Autumn, so is it worth liming now at the cost of not feeding for most of the summer ?

 

Lime takes quite a while to be washed down into the soil. Thats the reason I do it in Autumn. That way, I can be sure its done its job. I'm sure other members could answer your question regarding Spring liming better than I can, as they are more used to the UK climate than I am now.