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Old 05-02-2012, 11:34 PM posted to rec.gardens
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Default Egg shells as plant food

On Feb 4, 10:33*pm, Father Haskell wrote:
On Feb 2, 12:10*am, Gunner wrote:





Father Haskell wrote:


*Hard to overdose with dolomite.


Very incorrect statement.

A spoonful of epsom salts is recommended when planting
tomatoes or peppers. *These appreciate an extra dose of
magnesium.


No,Not in my soil or many of the myriad clay compositions.

You obviously do not understand soil science and as I said you are
using false analogies. Again I said airplane and cars have wheels,
but can a car fly?

You coyly reply "Put a big enough engine on it, no problem."

But old son, you would be hard pressed to find the horsepower
necessary to make your overreaching BS fly:

Hard to overdose with dolomite.

Patently false and I think you know that, or at least you should know
as much, when dispensing "gardening advice."

A spoonful of epsom salts is recommended when planting
tomatoes....


Again, so patently false. *While it may not affect some and even
benefit some others, it is no panacea. *And yes you can overdo
dolomite. In fact,this mythology*can be quite *detrimental to many.
*So to say "... A spoonful of Epsom ...is recommend when
planting ...." Is 100% USDA Prime *BS.

Even a quick search yields this refutation:
http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/cabarrus/sta...efaq.html#L16:

You normally use dolomitic lime on sandy soils. Sandy soils don't have
any way to hold magnesium or calcium. Both are needed for plant growth
and should be added regularly. The only way to tell which lime you
need to use on clay soils is with a soil test. Clay soils with high
magnesium levels perform poorly. They will develop more cracks and
have a tighter structure. These soils don't need additional magnesium.
Look for the magnesium base saturation (Mg BS) percentage on a soil
test. The ideal Mg BS is 10%. Clay soils with Mg BS over 20% should
get calcitic lime. ...

Also see:
http://www.kinseyag.com/Article2.htm
http://www.smilinggardener.com/organ.../dolomite-lime
http://back-to-basics.net/efu/pdfs/pH.pdf
http://pubs.cas.psu.edu/FreePubs/pdfs/uc038.pdf