Hi Merla Confusing stuff, can any one explain the difference in the calcium products :
Lime, Calcium Prilled calcium Gypsum, I'm sure there is many more that I don't understand it's function , and when are this Organic and accepted for DB farming ?? Per Garp/NH ----- Original Message ----- From: "Merla Barberie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, December 16, 2002 03:34 PM Subject: Re: Perfect Orchard > > > Lloyd Charles wrote: > . . . > > > If you have low calcium soil, Lime is needed to restore the > > CEC balance and you will need a carbon source to hold and activate it. > > and later he wrote to Gil who had said, "Calcium will come from the application > of gypsum.": > > And leave almost as quick as it came! LIME is the way to get good calcium > levels, > > When I was working with Hugh Courtney on test plots for the right-of-way, one > of his suggestions was to add "high calcium lime." I called around to all the > the feed stores that sell lime and asked for a high calcium lime. None of the > salesmen knew what I was talking about. They always sold dolomite and they > really didn't understand anything about lime so they left it to me to choose. > I chose hydrated lime, and they sold it to me. The blind leading the blind. > Luckily, I only used it on two plots. > > Then when I got connected to someone who sold soil amendments for Bruce Tainio, > Tainio Technology and Technique, a soil scientist recommended by Elaine, she > gave me "Calpril" which is a prilled calcium carbonate 91`% and 1% magnesium, > whatever "prilled" means from a company in Tonasket, WA. There's a series of > mesh sizes on the bag. This one is probably overkill, but I was glad to get > something that was the right thing... > > When you suggest lime to someone, you need to be more specific about what you > mean. Can you do a rundown of limes that are available and what they are used > for just to clarify what you mean when you say "add lime"? > > Best, > > Merla > > >
