Lime

I’ve just added lime to the raised beds in an attempt to neutralize the soil. I am also planning on sowing rye seeds as green manure and wondered how long after liming the soil I should wait before sowing rye seeds?

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#1 Comment By AnnsGreeneHaus On 10/26/2013 @ 1:52 am

You can sow almost immediately. Grasses, rye included prefer a slightly alkaline soil. I found this article interesting:
http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/afcm/rye.html ^[1]

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