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valparaiso, in

i went to all the garden places by my house and none of them have any calcium. is the calcium in some other product like gypsum? where can i find calcium at? any help would be appreciated. i want the calcium for the wraps. thank you.

8/20/2004 10:22:20 PM

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I lifted the following information off my companies website. Our Indiana store aren't very close to you at 42 miles. But finding Chelated Calcium at retail garden centers isn't usually possible. You can also contact our main office in Cleveland & arrange a UPS delivery. 800-321-5325

What you're after is:

082974 GREEN FLO 6-0-0 CHELATED 10CA 2.5 GAL

LESCO stores near you!
South Bend, IN 42 miles
Manager: Jason Paulus
Phone:574-288-9471
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Mokena, IL 42 miles
Manager: Mark Opyd
Phone:815-469-9770
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Darien, IL 50 miles
Manager: Robert Osier
Phone:630-493-4560

As I recall, if you go into the featured grower chat archive & select Joel Holland's chat, there is (I think) a link to Joel's website. He also sells Chelated Calcium by mail order.

Hope this helps.

8/20/2004 10:48:09 PM

valparaiso, in

thank you tremor. i go out to south bend once a week so i will try the one out there next week. thanks again.

8/21/2004 6:25:29 PM

Saugerties N. Y.

Hey tremor whats the deal with the cal and what is it supposed to do, and when do you apply it durning the pumpkins growth period.

8/22/2004 10:12:26 PM

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Most Calcium is added to the soil in the way of Lime or Gypsum. After fruit set though, when roots have really reached out & found most of the soil clacium they're going to find, some people like to apply Chelated Calcium liquid as a foliar treatment &/or by placing Calcium soaked towels on the fruit.

Does it help? If all we were to look at was leaf tissue analysis, then the answer is "yes". Does it help the fruit? Beats me. The theory is that the fruit stays more elastic & resists splits better. Since having started Calcium wraps this year, I am inclined to agree our fruit are more elastic. Plus last year I believe I noted a slight reduction in fungal fruit rots which used to be a real bother here.

Some claim that Calcium wraps make for heavier fruit wall thickness too. I can't say as I believe this claim unless maybe the soil Calcium was really depleted & the foliar applications were making up the difference.

8/22/2004 11:51:15 PM

Appalachian Mtns.

I use the heck out of it.

8/23/2004 6:42:21 AM

Saugerties N. Y.

It seems hard to find this chelated cal I went to our best garden shop and came up empty, My pumpkin is pretty much done growing except for ribbing out & cantalouping I will seek it out next year. thanks for the info.

8/23/2004 10:35:48 PM

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Saugerties huh? I just noticed that. And a Jedi growing nearby? Just say the word & the Force will have some in stock at Augustines Garden Center on Van Kleecks Lane in Kingston. Don't call them since I haven't bothered to tell them that they sell it yet. LOL

Let me know. Here or the Force

8/24/2004 6:44:41 AM

Saugerties N. Y.

Augustines landscaping really, thats just down the road from Adams fairarce fams market which I thought would have it but it's probally to late for this year. Thanks for the Info Tremor, May the pumpkin force be with you.

8/25/2004 10:04:46 PM

Saugerties N. Y.

Augustines landscaping really, thats just down the road from Adams fairarce fams market which I thought would have it but it's probally to late for this year. Thanks for the Info Tremor, May the pumpkin force be with you.

8/25/2004 10:04:46 PM