Home What's New Message Board
BigPumpkins.com
Select Destination Site Search

Message Board

 
Soil Preparation and Analysis

Subject:  Ca/Mg ratio

Soil Preparation and Analysis      Return to Board List

From

Location

Message

Date Posted

Vader

western PA

What is a good Ca/Mg ratio.

At least this will give me something to shoot for.

3/30/2007 9:34:51 AM

turkeyman

Elk Grove,Ca USA

my opinion
800 Mg ppm
3200 Ca ppm
4 to 1

3/30/2007 11:05:58 AM

PumpkinBrat

Paradise Mountain, New York

Calcium 3,000. Magnesium 300, Potassium 150. All the top heavy hitters will tell you the same..Magnesium to calcium 10 to 1

3/30/2007 1:09:26 PM

Bohica (Tom)

Www.extremepumpkinstore.com

75% cal 15% mag

3/30/2007 1:23:30 PM

Engel's Great Pumpkins and Carvings

Menomonie, WI (mail@gr8pumpkin.net)

Would some one make up there mind :)

3/30/2007 2:20:53 PM

Stunner

Bristol, ME (stunner906@roadrunner.com)

There are actually 2 answers here.
10 to 1 is a good target for a nutrient count however 75%/15% is also correct from a Cation Exchange Capacity ratio.
Two different things.

3/30/2007 7:00:53 PM

Tremor

Ctpumpkin@optonline.net

Albrecht's ratios are pure rubbish as long the minimum needs of the plants are met, but once the correct levels are reached, Brian's 10:1 ratio will have been met. Imagine that? Maybe Albrecht wasn't so dumb after all. LOL

3/30/2007 11:20:17 PM

Petman

Danville, CA (petman2@yahoo.com)

The main problem from what I understand, is that the plant gets confused between mg and ca and therefore if there is high mg in relation to ca, the plant with become ca deficient as it absorbs lots of mg in erro. Therefore it seems we compensate for this "problem" by maximizing the ca so that even if the plant is confused, getting the ca is like shooting fish in a barrel (or so I am told, LOL) Need to be careful how pH is raised and be sure it does not also raise mg to too high of a level.

4/10/2007 11:16:19 AM

docgipe

Montoursville, PA

So the guidelines are solidly met. Grow a big sucker this year. Kiss the balarney stone or whatever and Git er done.

4/11/2007 11:56:45 AM

Total Posts: 9 Current Server Time: 11/25/2024 4:44:36 AM
 
Soil Preparation and Analysis      Return to Board List
  Note: Sign In is required to reply or post messages.
 
Top of Page

Questions or comments? Send mail to Ken AT bigpumpkins.com.
Copyright © 1999-2024 BigPumpkins.com. All rights reserved.