hydrated lime?

countryboy

countryboy

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is hydrated lime the same as dolomite lime?
also i just mixed up a soil and i think i added to much perlite, will it hurt anything?
 
countryboy

countryboy

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ok i found out its not the same thing and it acts faster then dolomite lime but if i use to much can cause a toxicisity (sp?) problem. do yall know how much i should use i mixed 25lbs of worm castings to one normal sized bag of peat moss to 2 normal bags of perlite
 
organick

organick

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No scientist here but i'd use about a teaspoon per gallon of soil in start-up soil mix.
About one part peirlite to one part soil since your not using potting soil maybe a bit more (in the big city we use units of mesurment like cubic foot or yard) What is a "normal" bag? the one in my tiny back yard is 3.5 cubic feet.
This soil mix will be a little high maintainace as far as watering but with all that peirlite root rot is almost unheard of.
Wisdom of the new ancients half inch of peirlit in bottom of pot for happy plant.
With this soil mix it will be nessassary to add more lime as the plant and soil grow, I add a pinch (NO MORE THAN A PNCH!) almost every time I water. When I water I also, every time (except when I shot for the stars with the liquid nutrients and have to flush with extree water) feed with a liquid all around fertilizer and a dolop of soaked solids: bat guano (high-n for veg. high-p for flower), quality mulch, Whitny Farms Mix (or sutable Organic mix with soil fugus and mycilin {the city I live in: I'm the worst speller by far} and of course just a pinch (like copenhagen for a two-year-old) of lime.
NO LIME LAST SIX TO FIVE WEEKS OF FLOWERING (My rules for my grow, I've been adding a bit of lime every few days for the plants whole life, time to let the acids do what they may) NO SOLIDS LAST FIVE TO SIX WEEKS (give those chuncks of poo and animal bone a chance to decompose) LAST TWO WEEKS FLUSH.

Thank you for letting me share, sorry for the ramble.
 
countryboy

countryboy

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its to adjust the ph in the soil.
i done transplanted my plants before i added the hydrated lime (stupid mistake) can i just mix the lime in with my water i use a 2.75 gallon water dispenser jug for my water.
 
kuntjoose

kuntjoose

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lime also adds a good amount of Ca and Mg and some other trace elements. adding dolomite lime to the soil will not only help to buffer ph but prevent deficientcies later in the grow like the common Ca and Mg def.
 
countryboy

countryboy

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back to my original question im still confused about, the hydrated lime is different from the dolomite lime, how or should i use it differently then the dolomite
 
organick

organick

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All right,
I'll try not to ramble this time contry.
Dolomite: Has more magnesium, nutral ph (less likely to burn), slow acting.
Hydrated: Prossed product to act quicker, ph higher (how much?? the research continues)
As long as you are cool with it, hydrated is cool with you.
 
R

ROBMASTERS

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Man that was the best destription i've ever found on useing hydrated lime and dolomite lime in the mix when making your own soiless mix
 
R

ROBMASTERS

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organick said:
No scientist here but i'd use about a teaspoon per gallon of soil in start-up soil mix.
About one part peirlite to one part soil since your not using potting soil maybe a bit more (in the big city we use units of mesurment like cubic foot or yard) What is a "normal" bag? the one in my tiny back yard is 3.5 cubic feet.
This soil mix will be a little high maintainace as far as watering but with all that peirlite root rot is almost unheard of.
Wisdom of the new ancients half inch of peirlit in bottom of pot for happy plant.
With this soil mix it will be nessassary to add more lime as the plant and soil grow, I add a pinch (NO MORE THAN A PNCH!) almost every time I water. When I water I also, every time (except when I shot for the stars with the liquid nutrients and have to flush with extree water) feed with a liquid all around fertilizer and a dolop of soaked solids: bat guano (high-n for veg. high-p for flower), quality mulch, Whitny Farms Mix (or sutable Organic mix with soil fugus and mycilin {the city I live in: I'm the worst speller by far} and of course just a pinch (like copenhagen for a two-year-old) of lime.
NO LIME LAST SIX TO FIVE WEEKS OF FLOWERING (My rules for my grow, I've been adding a bit of lime every few days for the plants whole life, time to let the acids do what they may) NO SOLIDS LAST FIVE TO SIX WEEKS (give those chuncks of poo and animal bone a chance to decompose) LAST TWO WEEKS FLUSH.

Thank you for letting me share, sorry for the ramble.
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  • Man that was the best destription i've ever found on useing hydrated lime and dolomite lime in the mix when making your own soiless mix I'VE LOOKED EVERY WHERE AND EVERY ONE SAYS NOT TO USE IT BUT THAT SHT IS A LIFE SAVER IF YOU TRY TO MAKE YOUR OWN MIX AND ONLY HAVE PELLETIZED DOLOMITE LIME THE FOR THE FIRST MONTH U GOT TO TRY A PINTCH OF H LIME TO GALLON OF WATER

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Nullis

Nullis

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Hydrated lime is calcium hydroxide, which is much easier to over-do and does not contain any magnesium like dolomite or dolomitic limestone does. Regular agricultural limestone is calcium carbonate, or calcium magnesium carbonate (dolomitic).
 
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