Calcium in Soil (From Ag PhD Show #1122 - Air Date 10-6-19)

Brian and Darren Hefty explain the importance of proper calcium levels in your soil.

[michaeldunagan]

Ten years ago I put a ton of gypsum on a lawn another attempt to break up the clay. A couple of years later I realized that this was the wrong answer.

A soil test was performed late summer 2021 and --Bay-- base* saturation of calcium is over 90% at some 5300 parts per million. The advice on the guy produced the soil sample results said that it's coming at the price of potassium primarily.

[sherekhanu]

If you added too much calcium to your soil how do you fix it?

[andrewx]

If I'm growing tomatoes and I want to add calcium, how would I do that without raising the pH? Could I treat the CACO3 with vinegar and then add it to the plant soil?

[joaquinarribas]

Hi! I'm doing some research on how different elements can have an impact on plant growth, I was wondering if you guys knew what could be considered a high ammount of calcium per square meter for radishes and why. That would be really helpful, thank you!

[nufsaid]

Ummm, farmers don't know about Ca?

[gentryboyce]

How does calcium effect nitrogen fixation?