- Importance of Calcium in Gardening: Calcium is crucial for the overall growth of plants, helping in nutrient absorption, and is essential for the integrity of cell walls and fruit formation. Calcium deficiency can lead to necrosis in parts of the plant, blossom end rot in vegetables like tomatoes, chlorosis (leaf yellowing), and stunted growth.
- Sources of Calcium for Plants: The video discusses six sources of calcium for garden use, highlighting their effectiveness and practical application. Gypsum is considered the best because it does not alter soil pH and helps improve soil structure without increasing salinity.
- Ineffective Calcium Sources: Milk is deemed the least recommended due to unnecessary fats and sugars, while eggshells are noted for their slow decomposition, making them less effective for immediate calcium needs but useful for long-term soil amendment.
- Calcium Hacks for Immediate Relief: Two specific hacks were shared for quickly addressing calcium deficiency. The first involves burying chalk pieces in the soil at planting to slowly release calcium. The second hack uses a vinegar mixture with lime or powdered eggshells to create a quickly absorbable calcium solution for plants suffering from acute deficiencies.
- Usage Recommendations and Practical Tips: For practical garden management, the video suggests moderate use of lime to avoid altering soil pH significantly and recommends regular soil testing with affordable tools to ensure optimal growing conditions.
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I have been wanting to find a way to use coco coir as most of the base of my potting soil recipe, BUT, since coco coir is sorta ph of 6.5 to 7, using lime as a source of calcium in a potting soil recipe with coco coir instead of peat moss, would make my potting soil REALLY a HIGH PH. SO, I've been trying to find a source of calcium to use in a potting soil recipe using coco coir instead of peat moss. Many of the soil amendments that I currently have MIGHT have calcium in them, like my homemade compost, worm poop, marine meal fert, and even BONE MEAL, but, maybe the bone meal won't have enough calcium? This video says that bone meal won't give plants calcium, just phosphorus. We don't eat enough eggs for that to be useful.
Sorry, but, I am thinking that using the coco coir vs peat moss COULD be a bit confusing as far as the potting soil recipes being balanced. Since peat moss is a low PH product, you just add some lime, and there;s your calcium and it lowers the soils ph. But, I have some coco coir that I bought about 2-3 years ago, and I want to use it up. It is REALLY hard to find a great coco coir potting soil recipe that addresses the PH concerns that I have, and being confident that the calcium is provided in the right amount. My main concern is because I was going to be planting tomatoes in the soil I made from it. BUT, I think that I might just save any coco coir I have for seed starting. PEAT moss potting soil recipes are REALLY everywhere. Maybe over time more coco coir soil recipes will be made. I have seen a couple of them, BUT, they are mostly for indoor/house plants.
AAAHHH, there it is… the last suggestion "GYPSUM". Adds calcium BUT does NOT change the PH, right? And, does that PH meter REALLY work?
This can be really confusing, sorry if I am kinda confused about the soil science and ph issues.
Point to pont n informative.
Great tips 👍👏👏 U suggested to add handful of eggshell + 2 tsp vinegar for preparing mix but how much water to add to this mix? Pl clerify/guide so that this wonderful trick i can try…my vinca plant is not growing neither dying. Thanks in advance 😊
Hard for me to understand with such a strong accent. I am hard of hearing to begin with, so that makes this very difficult for me.
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Chalks available in Delhi are dust free chalks. Can we use them for plants?
Wowsa!!
That's perfect!!
Great calcium video. Thanks. I have my crushed eggshells and vinegar ready.
Thanks a lot for sharing this info.
Wow, amazing❤❤❤
Using eggshells, even ground up, takes forever to break down.
I actually put the calcium supplements in the soil next to the tomato plant for instance. It really does stop bottom end rot.
Great information. Thanks! 😊
Thanks.
Thank for sharing this message i will try this
Nice friend
Awesome mate!
Hey I like your hacks but my question how to create a alkaline healthy solution
You missed rock phosphate and ssp
calcium with D3 in it can kill plants just as a fyi lol. its specificly the vitamin d3 that will do the harm and not the calcium
Egg shells and vinegar How much water ????
Really amazing presentation sir
Love your tips. Thank you.
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Thankfull
Great informative .👌👌👌
I like your video
Thank u
What about freezing the egg shells instead of drying it? I freeze them for days and then I use them. What is your opinion? Thank you!