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Originally posted by Snadger
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It's only brassicas that are affected by clubroot. It doesn't affect anything else.
If you never grow brassicas again you will have no more clubroot problems.! (Thats once its been confirmed!)
You should not need to lime area if, as you say everything else has thrived apart from brassicas
A good average ph for your lottie is 6.5. If it is below this it wouldnt harm to give land a bit of lime, but don't manure limed land and vice-versa. If you do decide to grow brassicas (and I think you should, as the clubroot resistant cabbage & swede works well and is flavoursome and stands well without splitting!) just lime the area for brassicas.
It is a complex process adjusting the acidity alkalinity. It can lock up trace elements and create as many problems as it cures
Naturally you will need to adjust your crop rotation plan!
Potatoes tend to scab a bit in alkaline soil also!
I personally wouldn't add lime if other veg have grown well this year and concentrate on manuring...but ultimately it's up to you!
If you never grow brassicas again you will have no more clubroot problems.! (Thats once its been confirmed!)
You should not need to lime area if, as you say everything else has thrived apart from brassicas
A good average ph for your lottie is 6.5. If it is below this it wouldnt harm to give land a bit of lime, but don't manure limed land and vice-versa. If you do decide to grow brassicas (and I think you should, as the clubroot resistant cabbage & swede works well and is flavoursome and stands well without splitting!) just lime the area for brassicas.
It is a complex process adjusting the acidity alkalinity. It can lock up trace elements and create as many problems as it cures
Naturally you will need to adjust your crop rotation plan!
Potatoes tend to scab a bit in alkaline soil also!
I personally wouldn't add lime if other veg have grown well this year and concentrate on manuring...but ultimately it's up to you!
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