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Hudsonville, Michigan ([email protected])

I found a calcium chloride product at the store the other day:
it's Calcium is 8.6% and Chlorine 16.23%, derived from Calcium Chloride. It is marketed by Green Light as Blossom-End Rot Control for tomatoes. Is this stuff any good? (Chlorine seems high?)
Frank

1/4/2004 2:19:56 PM

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Chlorides are high. That's why it's more commonly used as a deiceing compound.

It works on Tomatos. I've never used it on Cukes & wouldn't recommend it with all the other (better & safer) sources that are available.

Good chelated calciums are out there. Our Greenflow. Nutrical. Folical. Agro-K has one too. There's others.

Try to find one that is a legitimately chelated form of calcium nitrate derived Ca.

Steve

1/4/2004 4:22:29 PM

Hudsonville, Michigan ([email protected])

Thanks, Trem. That's what I suspected...

1/4/2004 7:51:59 PM

Spokane, WA

ya, I was looking at calcium chloride a while ago too and read that the PH was 10. something! The directions said that if you want to get it down to neutral to add venagar. But the amount you apply and your dullution ratio seems to make everything all complicated and I just said, Aw heck with it, I can find something better out there.

1/4/2004 8:51:35 PM