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Calcium supplements for tomatoes
On 3/21/2011 3:30 PM, Paul M. Cook wrote:
wrote in message ... On 3/21/2011 3:52 AM, Paul M. Cook wrote: Well, planting season is almost here. I am going to double my tomato crop this year. I have ready access to oyster shells and crushed coral. How good of a calcium supplement would these make? I grow in pots, 22 inch pots - 1 plant per pot. I'd like to just mix in a large quantity of either into my planting soil. I did pretty good last year using a liquid calcium supplement but it was kind of expensive tedious. Hoping to do something cheaper and easier this year. Paul I grow my tomatoes in pots too. Start of season, I'll work in a handful of limestone as used for the lawn. That 50 lb bag will last for the rest of my life but it was cheap. See that's why I didn't buy a bag. I couldn't find them in a small quantity. Paul Depending where you live you could take out a few pounds and lime your lawn with the rest. Any source of calcium will do. I also have a 40-50 lb bag of 5/5/5 fertilizer for the pots. To me, part of growing your own is to save money although main reason for planting tomatoes is you just can't buy as good as you grow. |
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Calcium supplements for tomatoes
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, beecrofter wrote: On Mar 21, 3:52*am, "Paul M. Cook" wrote: Well, planting season is almost here. *I am going to double my tomato crop this year. *I have ready access to oyster shells and crushed coral. *How good of a calcium supplement would these make? *I grow in pots, 22 inch pots - 1 plant per pot. *I'd like to just mix in a large quantity of either into my planting soil. *I did pretty good last year using a liquid calcium supplement but it was kind of expensive tedious. *Hoping to do something cheaper and easier this year. Paul Oyster shell could make up a good third of your potting mix and provide calcium and pore space and drainage. But for calcium to thwart BER a foliar drench of about a gram of calcium chloride in a gallon of water or a few tablesppons of wood ashes on the surface of the soil will work. Other than that, BER is usually caused by infrequent watering. When the soil is dry to the depth of an inch, water. If you like weekends, thank a labor union. Bush's 3rd term: OBAMA === -- --------- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYIC0eZYEtI http://www.democracynow.org/blog/2011/3/7/michael_moore http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZkDikRLQrw http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MyE5wjc4XOw |
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