Calcium Products - What is calcium and how to use calcium in gardening

In today's episode we look at calcium and the importance of this nutrient in plant growth. Other than the primary nutrients - Nitrogen, Phosphorus and Potassium, plants need secondary nutrients like magnesium, calcium and sulfur for optimum plant growth.

We look at Calcium sources like organic fertilizer, bone meal, garden lime, dolomitic lime, gypsum, seaweed, calcium nitrate as calcium sources for plants and how to apply these calcium products in your home garden. Adding calcium to soil improves the quality and helps plants build good cell walls, leaves and prevent blossom end rot by absorbing these nutrients from the soil.

Calcium deficiency causes leaves to be bubbled or blistered especially in pepper plants. In tomato and pepper plants, calcium deficiency causes blossom end rot.

[Pyxe_ZA]

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[eastraversupplies]

Marble grains added to soil is also a great long term source of calcium for tomatoes. It breaks down very well in slightly acidic soil, doesn’t change ph, is N free, releases co2 which reacts with iron and produces iron bicarbonate, a digestible form of Fe, it also releases Ca locally around grains so it doesn’t react with all phosphorus in soil and doesn’t cause phosphorus deficiency. It is possible to boost release of calcium by watering with water and (a bit!) vinegar mix. Cheers ✌️

[SimpleGardening]

My tomatoes suffered BER like anything calcium application helped a lot. Thanks

[SleepingNinjaTHEoriginal]

The quality of your content is so good. So informative yet short and upto the topic. 👍

[ajeldrez]

Very informative video. Thank you for making all these videos. They have helped me a lot as I started my container garden this year. Your channel is an inspiration and a wonderful tool to new gardeners. God bless you

[Acrata]

I observed that there are good gardening products that are not sold in Puerto Rico. Thanks for the program.

[inubaye]

This is a perfect details demonstration.
Thanks for sharing.

[beverleytait]

The products you've shown are not sold in my noticed some leaves on a tomato plants curled upwards and a stem of leaves almost at the top and bottom started to get brown....I taught the curling is from too much water because it the rainy season here..I am growing organic there is only a liquid organic fertilizer sold at the store and it's very expensive for a small bottle...I used the chalk way before the curling started....what can I used from my kitchen to get calcium to the plants...thank you

[ankitjain]

Gypsum garden and plaster of Paris are same things?
Plaster of Paris can be use in garden or can be mix in soil for pot?

[andrecfoster]

This is great information. Thanks so much for sharing the tips to healthy plants

[LorenaLopez-ecix]

can you add this to young vegetable seedlings? Also if i just fertilized my seedlings should i wait before adding the calcium

[eyetech]

This was so informative. I am a new gardener. I’m having issues with my pepper plants. I really appreciate the video. Thank you 🥰

[sumitabanerjee]

It was quite informative. Thanks a lot. Yet I would like to know how often it needs to be applied in a potted plant.

[AxCxfortheWin]

Dr. Earth is one of my favorite fertilizers.

[spagnot]

Can one apply the pellets of calcium nitrate directly to the ground?

[MS-_-]

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With the Gypsum towards the end the ingredients add up to more than 100%.

How do you actually interpret those numbers? Its important to me as I need to know how much of a desired nutrient Im buying and more importantly how to compare across different manufacturers tables so I do not end up with unintended toxic levels of another nutrient?

[azimshamsi]

Hi there can you please let me know what amount of seaweed to be used in 1 gallon of water and i m unable to find the liquid form i have small granular form your reply will be highly appreciated

[kiranj]

I have been using egg shells. We consume lot of eggs, we save the shell.. let them dry and grind them to power in a mixer and sprinkle a handful once in 2 months or so.

[rosemcbirney]

Is Calcium carbonate ok for the garden in powder form if so how do I use it

[jyotishkardey]

Can calcium hydroxide be used as foliar spray?