Dolomite Lime in the water?

[buzzedlady]

Hi, I want to add calcium to my water. Can I just mix some dolomite lime (source of calcium) WITH MY NUTES and the water all together? If so, how much per gallon? Should I strain before watering to keep the granules out of the soil?

Thanks for helping!

:jumphappy:

buzzedlady Reviewed by buzzedlady on 11-29-2007. Dolomite Lime in the water? Hi, I want to add calcium to my water. Can I just mix some dolomite lime (source of calcium) WITH MY NUTES and the water all together? If so, how much per gallon? Should I strain before watering to keep the granules out of the soil? :confused: Thanks for helping! :jumphappy: Rating: 5

[mikeyjo]

Lime usually gets mixed in with the potting soil. If there's none in there you'd be better off sprinkling the recommended amount on top of the soil so it slowly releases with each watering.

It won't burn like ferts would, and drops PH by about 1.0.

[mikeyjo]

Also, I don't think lime would add much calcium. I use Lime to drop the PH in my peat mossy soil which causes nute (especially calcium) lockouts and a calmag supplement.

[buzzedlady]

Hi Mikeyjo,

I added 1 1/2 table spoons of dolomite lime per gallon of my Promix when I transplanted 1 week ago but my plant is now showing little copper dots on the top new leaves. On the bag of lime it says contain 21% calcium and 12% mag. Its hard to find calmag here except at the hydro store sells it for like $30 and its not Botanicare line, i dont think so. So trying to save money but I want to add some calcium.

I also added some egg shells during transplant. I prinkeled some in the hole where the plant was going to sit in the pot. I read thats good for calcium also.

My plant is almost 4 weeks old now and haven't used any nutes yet. I have Miracle Grow 24-8-16 standing by but no calcium in the micro nutes list.

Any advice welcome, anyone.

Thanks for helping!

[stinkyattic]

You've got plenty of calcium from your lime. You shouldn't have a deficiency; you MAY however get locked out by a pH issue- check that it's between 6.5-6.8. coopery/bronze spotting sounds like a potassium lockout to me though. You've got a TON of other minerals (specifically the calcium) in there that could be limiting your plant's ability to effectively uptake nutes.

[buzzedlady]

Hi Stinky, thanks for the reply.
I will be feeding the plant for the first time tonight with the mg at half strength, its got a good number of potassium. The soil has none in it so hopefully, and probably thats the problem then. :weedpoke:

[buzzedlady]

Stinky, you say I have a TON of other minerals in there that could be limiting my plant's ability to effectively uptake nutes. What are those other minerals?

ps. There are no other nutes yet (0N-0P-0K), first time feeding tonight.