----- Original Message ----- From: Allan Balliett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, December 19, 2002 9:26 AM Subject: Re: Perfect Orchard-Calcium
> Lloyd - > > Remind me: how do you get the calcium nitrate down? What are your rates? > > How would you modify this if you were working in a garden? > > Thanks > > -Allan > Phil Wheelers book recommends 2pounds cal nitrate and 2 gal molasses per acre to deter weeds - application as a surface spray within 24 hours of seeding - soil disturbance - I use much less molasses, as I am only using 50lt per hectare total volume. Later as a foliar spray its a pure growth energy and I use the refractometer to check for beneficial results (or not) . Calcium nitrate is difficult to mix with many of the normal organic materials (kelp etc) so you need to do bottle tests for compatability. >
