Is there an actualy organic Cal nutrient?

DANKSWAG

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My grow is an outdoor organic grow. I just came along a cal mag problem. Mag is easy to fix but calcium eh lol going to take forever to break down most things that have it in it

So is there a nute line for cal that i can use thanks


    • Potsnob is partially right, yes lime is a good source. And yes adding lime improperly (dehyrated kind) could kill the microherd your trying to maintain to ensure your plants roots have all the readily available nutrients in your soil.

      I personally use General Organics Ca/Mg+ in my watering when/if needed. Dolomite Lime is what you would want to add not just lime but there are several form of dolomite lime, prilled, rock salt and a small dark grain forms. There is also Soft Rock Phosphate and Rock Phosphate which can help aid in the blending powerful nitrogen guano or blood meal with lime rather that be globally, layers or spikes in application when preparing an organic soil mix instead of losing nitrogen to ammonia gas it helps retain it in the soil and helps Calcium stick to the soil.

      Essentially with either dolomite lime prilled or oyster shell (powder) you want a fast acting to treat deficiencies. You want slow release forms of these organic nutrients when you build a "enhanced" soil mix, a.k.a super soil by subcool, layers and spikes by the Rev or make your own High Octane soil mix. Adding dolomite lime period can also cause too much magnesium and that can be problematic for your soil in hardening it and restricting air flow. Horticulture lime is pure calcium. Go easy when applying dry lime in general when mixed with other dry nutrients it can cause a initial reaction that can harm roots. If dry go prilled more soluble then grain type. There is also a type of dolomite that looks like small pieces of rock salt I have used this 1TSP / per gal.

      You will not see any deficiencies in my organic soil mix grows for I prepare a soil blend in advanced that will take my ladies from veg to flower. Anything I add is to push her and that is generally a light but balanced blend that does not drop soil PH, this is what you need to watch for in your application of amendments even organic ones can cause lock out if there is a reaction that alters soil PH. When in doubt flush stabilize PH run off to 7. Then wait and feed lightly and monitor soil PH runoff or use a soil PH meter






 

DANKSWAG

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Next time add some crushed Dolomite Lime to your soil and you will not have to worry , Hydrated lime is very harsh but is used by farmers as it will raise pH and provide a quick release of Calcium

  • Potsnob is partially right, yes lime is a good source. And yes adding lime improperly (dehyrated kind) could kill the microherd your trying to maintain to ensure your plants roots have all the readily available nutrients in your soil.

    I personally use General Organics Ca/Mg+ in my watering when/if needed. Dolomite Lime is what you would want to add not just lime but there are several form of dolomite lime, prilled, rock salt and a small dark grain forms. There is also Soft Rock Phosphate and Rock Phosphate which can help aid in the blending powerful nitrogen guano or blood meal with lime rather that be globally, layers or spikes in application when preparing an organic soil mix instead of losing nitrogen to ammonia gas it helps retain it in the soil and helps Calcium stick to the soil.

    Essentially with either dolomite lime prilled or oyster shell (powder) you want a fast acting to treat deficiencies. You want slow release forms of these organic nutrients when you build a "enhanced" soil mix, a.k.a super soil by subcool, layers and spikes by the Rev or make your own High Octane soil mix. Adding dolomite lime period can also cause too much magnesium and that can be problematic for your soil in hardening it and restricting air flow. Horticulture lime is pure calcium. Go easy when applying dry lime in general when mixed with other dry nutrients it can cause a initial reaction that can harm roots. If dry go prilled more soluble then grain type. There is also a type of dolomite that looks like small pieces of rock salt I have used this 1TSP / per gal.

    You will not see any deficiencies in my organic soil mix grows for I prepare a soil blend in advanced that will take my ladies from veg to flower. Anything I add is to push her and that is generally a light but balanced blend that does not drop soil PH, this is what you need to watch for in your application of amendments even organic ones can cause lock out if there is a reaction that alters soil PH. When in doubt flush stabilize PH run off to 7. Then wait and feed lightly and monitor soil PH runoff or use a soil PH meter​




 

Wetdog

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I did add some lime, but i was really conflicted on how much to add. For my 5 gallon pots i added like a pinch of lime... i have no damn clue if that was enough or not
If it's not hydrated, use 2 TBL/gallon of mix. 10tbl for your 5 gallon buckets.

A 'pinch' is no where near enough. It's just ground up rock. It should start working in a couple of weeks. The mag in dolo takes longer to break down, so a tsp of epsom salts in a gallon of water will take care of that. A light shot of your liquid cal mag isn't going to hurt anything to tide you over till the lime starts working.

I add chems as necessary if I am deficient on something to tide me over till the organics have time to break down. No big deal unless you are really anal about the 100% organic thing.

Myself, I like a nice harvest more than silly dogma.

Wet
 

intenseneal

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You know now that I am not so stoned lol, CaMg cant be acidic/low Ph just with the fact that there is so much Ca in it and that alone will help buffer the Ph of the water. All I need to do to get my Ph 5.8-6.2 is add GO CaMg+ to my water, that plus the nutes get my Ph right where I want it.
 

Wetdog

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Well ......... DUH ^^^^ :o :weed:

Isn't it nice when you have one of those *light bulb* moments? :hump::mrgreen:

Wet

BTW, that humping is that 'fuck yah' when everything clicks into place.
 

bwest

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egg shells are used as a calcium supplement, also contain potassium and trace amounts of phosphorous and magnesium.
 
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