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Garden Lime - Description
- Soil Conditioning Garden Lime
- Increases Soil pH (Makes Soil More Alkaline)
- Quantity: 20Kg Bag
- Coverage: 50m2
- Brand: Vitax
- Active Ingredient: Ground Limestone (or Calcium Carbonate)
Garden Lime - Uses
Lime has been used to improved soils for many years
- Add to acidic soils to increase pH (Make more alkaline)
- Most vegetables require a neutral pH (7 pH) to grow well
- Most garden plants prefer a higher pH (7+ pH / alkaline soil) to grow well
- Also used to improve soil structure
- Aids soil particles to bind together improving soil crumb structure
- Improve soils 'workability'
- Improves the workability of heavy clay soils
- Improves nutrient uptake ability of soils (allows plants absorb soil nutrients easily)
- Used to feed plants - Contains Calcium & Magnesium both essential nutrients for plants
- Add to Cabbage plants to prevent Clubroot
Garden Lime - Advantages
- Improves soils in many different ways
- Creates the optimum soil condition for the widest range of plants
- Large bag covers up to 40m2
- This product is a plant food & a soil conditioner
Garden Lime - Application
- Different soils require different application rates of lime
- Both soil pH & soil texture will determine application rates
- First test your soil to determine soil pH
- Application rates:
- pH 6 Clay soil: 7Kg /10m2
- pH 6 Sandy soil: 5Kg /10m2
- PH 5 Clay soil: 14Kg /10m2
- pH 5 Sandy soil: 10Kg /10m2
- Work lime down into soil
- For best results place lime close to plant roots
- Best applied in Autumn to allow it break down over Winter months
- Do not over apply & avoid applying near ericaceous plants
Garden Lime - Notes
- Contains Magnesium
- Important for disease resistance
- Important for foliage & roots
- Magnesium deficiency symptoms
- Loss of colour of foliage & curly of leaf edge
- Contains Calcium
- Important for all plant processes
- Calcium deficiency symptoms
- Necrosis on base of leaves
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Note: We don't ship plants on Fridays due to the extended period they would remain without light & water
Shipping Options & Rates
FOR IRELAND & NORTHERN IRELAND
- Standard Courier Delivery With Fastway (3-4 Working Days)
- Cost is €4.95 on Orders Below €75
- Free Delivery on Orders Above €75
- Rep. of Ireland & Northern Ireland Only
- Express Courier Delivery With Fastway (1-2 Working Days)
- Cost is €5 extra for express delivery
- This service guarantees that any order placed before 4pm will ship from our depot the same day on the next day delivery service *
- Rep. of Ireland & Northern Ireland Only
- Express Delivery With DPD (1-2 Working Days)
- Cost is €11.45 for orders below €75
- Cost is €6.50 for orders above €75
- This service guarantees that any order placed before 4pm will ship from our depot the same day on the next day delivery service *
- Rep. of Ireland & Northern Ireland Only
- This services comes with email tracking
- 'Seed' Postal Delivery Option ***
- Cost is €2 - Packet of Seeds ONLY Orders
- Note: Does Not Apply to Seed Potatoes, Bulbs or Sets ***
- Rep. of Ireland & Northern Ireland Only
- This is a non-trackable service
MAINLAND ENGLAND & SCOTLAND & WALES (Currently Unavailable Due to Brexit)
- Standard International Courier
- Cost is €10
- UK shipping fee covers parcels up to a total weight of 20Kg
WESTERN EUROPE & WORLDWIDE
- Standard International Courier
- Delivery rates vary, please see chart below
- Note: There is no free delivery for Western Europe Deliveries
Bulk Bags & Large Item Pallet Deliveries
- Bulk bags & large orders are shipped via pallet couriers on a rigid lorry
- Delivery is to kerbside only
- If road access to your site is tight, then please advise us before purchasing
- Please Note: We cannot guarantee next day delivery on pallet deliveries
- Also, we cannot guarantee delivery on a specific day (Please allow 1-3 days for delivery)
- It's always best to order well in advance to avoid disappointment
- Cancellation of pallets when items are already in transit will incur a 40 euro per pallet cancellation fee (To cover return delivery costs)
- Where pallet delivery can not be made due to site access, a 40 euro per pallet cancellation fee will apply (To cover return delivery costs)
International Delivery Prices & Times
- Please note max weights below, heavier orders may require additional payment
- We will contact you to discuss, if max weight of order exceeded
Terms
- The shipping fee is fixed for an order, regardless of the number of items bought
- All courier orders require signed proof of delivery & the customer must be contactable by phone
- We do not offer a weekend delivery service (Mon-Fri Only excl. Bank Holidays)
- * Our courier achieves a 98% success rate on next day deliveries
- Once your parcel is shipped it will be placed on works courier's next day delivery service
- ** Seed postal option applies to seed ONLY orders & is available in all 32 counties of Ireland
- *** Does not apply to seed potatoes, bulbs or sets