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Bristol, ME ([email protected])

I am getting ready to order up the calcium nitrate I need for the patches and realized I really don't know any brands or mediums to looking for. Can somebody mention a few brands or specifics I can tell the guy at my gardening center, or would it just be easier to go to home depot?
Remember I'm up here in the willy-wags and we do't have everything you 'city folk' may have available..
Thanks guys

3/1/2003 1:47:48 PM

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Stunner,
We have very little agriculture left around here but the Agways that are still operating can still get it. Don't know the trade names they're stocking though.
I'm going to use a liquid flowable form that is made by CSI Chemical from Bondurant, IA & sold under the trade name "Nutri-Cal". It is considered overkill by many farmers & is often used instead by orchard growers & flower producers. It is much higher quality than typical ag grade calcium nitrate & is more readilly available to the plant. In other words it is milled finer & then chelated with TOG, an organic chelating compound derived from rice hulls. Cool stuff. It works faster & more completely than conventional ag grade calcium nitrate. No surprise then that it costs more.

If you want to try Nutri-Cal try:

Kelly's Green Team is a distributor that your local garden ceneter can call. 660-627-5500.

LESCO can UPS deliver directly to you 800-321-5325 ask for item# 068717 2.5 gallon jug.

I doubt Home Depot would have either type but I could be wrong.

Steve

3/1/2003 3:03:16 PM