hydrated dolomite lime and nutrients

[Guest]

its in order to stablilize my soil. however i want to continue with my low dose nutrient solution. would you say its okay to mix dolomite lime and vegging nutes into the water? im sure its fine probably a stupid question.

 

[Guest]

damn 23 views no replies. makes me really miss OG right about now.

 

[GirlWonderGrows]

yeah, I'm looking for the answer to that question right now too. Anyone know?

 

[TrichomusCaesar]

Hydrated lime reacts very quickly and thus causes quick jumps in pH...which isn't really healthy for plants and can thus inhibit growth.

The best lime for plants is just plain old dolomitic lime....forget about the hydrated stuff.

Dolomite lime reacts slower but it has better pH buffering properties(buffers resist changes in pH).

I think you should be alright.

My suggestion would be to first dissolve the lime in water...then add the nutrients.

Hope this helps

 

[Guest]

I added Hydrated Lime right to my soil one and a half cups per bag of FFOF. Am I going to problems with this mix?

 

[GirlWonderGrows]

In my understanding hydrated lime is a diffrent chemical than dolimitic lime. I don't think it has much of a place in growing, every soil recipe I've seen calls for dolimitic aka dolimite lime. I'm not sure how big a deal having that much in your soil is going to be, or what the effects would be, but I'd do a bit of research and know what problems to be looking for.

GWG

 

[Guest]

the only thing i would use hydrated lime for would be to increase the ph of the feed water. and then you only need a very very small amount to realize a large increase in ph. hydrated lime is short acting so can't be counted on for a growing buffer, i try to rely on dolomite only.
good luck.

 

[wietzaadje]

I'm confused....
On a few gardening sites they recommend to wait 2-3 weeks before using fertilizers
when using lime in your soil.
And I just read it on the box of lime granules I have.
They say it has something to do with the lime reacting with nitrogen.
Anyone can confirm this ?