Calcium deficiency

[Guest]

Hi

This may be a crazy question but ill ask it anyway

I have 2 plants with a calcium deficiency, soil grown, 15 ltr pot

Can i add milk to its watering cycle to correct this?????

Cheers everyone

 

[darkhollo]

If you can't buy the CalMag product at your local hydro store.. epsom salts (drugstore/grocery store) can be used as a source for calmag. Search the forum for the recommended dosage. Not being rude.. i just don't know the dosage for epsom salts.

-dh

 

[Guest]

Thanks for they reply darkhollo, good advice, i didnt know epson salts could fix this deficiency

They sell them at my local garden centre and its gonna beat the smell of milk haha

Cheers

M

 

[Space Ghost]

epsum salts have no Ca, just Mg and S. Get cal-mag.

 

[Guest]

Hi

so to clarify Epsom salts contain no Cal+ at all, any other alternatives apart from Cal mag?????

Cheers

 

[Guest]

You should scan through mynamestitch's sticky on sick plants troubleshhoting.

For soil grows he says...

Solution to fixing a Calcium deficiency
To fix a calcium deficiency you can treat by foliar feeding with one teaspoon of dolomite lime or Garden lime per quart of water, Or Any Chemical/Organic nutrients that have Calcium in them will fix a Calcium deficiency. (Only mixing at ½ strength when using chemical nutrients or it will cause nutrient burn!)
Or you can take crushed up dolomite lime or garden lime in a gallon of water and water it in the soil. 1 to 2 teaspoons per gallon of water, which will be slow acting. Garden Gypsum, which is medium absorption. Limestone, which is medium absorption, Rock Phosphate and Animal wastes which are both medium/slow absorption. Note: Caution when using gypsum to an already acid soil (pH that is less than 5.5) can have a very bad effect on different types of plants by effecting the absorption of soil aluminum, which is poison to plant roots.

Peace

 

[Buzz Lightyear]

First thing you need to do is figure out your soil mix ph. If its low (which it probably is), you can add 1 teaspoon per gallon of soil (4 liters) dolomite lime or garden lime with magnesium to the pot surface. Water in.

If ph is ok or you want to add cal mag to your water: For calcium use calcium chloride sold under names like tomato blossom end rot stopper or calcium nitrate. 1/4 teaspoon calcium nitrate per gallon (4L) of water along with regular ferts. Cant give you a rate for the cal chloride without bottle info. Its best to keep levels of cal and mag together so add also 1/4 teaspoon epsom salts for the mag per gallon (4L).