In today’s episode we look at calcium as well as the significance of this nutrient in plant development. Aside from the main nutrients – Nitrogen, potassium and phosphorus, plants require additional nutrients like magnesium, calcium and sulfur for optimal plant growth.

We take a look at Calcium resources like natural plant food, bone meal, garden lime, dolomitic lime, gypsum, algae, calcium nitrate as calcium resources for plants and just how to use these calcium products in your home yard. Adding calcium to dirt improves the quality and assists plants build good cell wall surfaces, leaves as well as prevent blossom end rot by taking in these nutrients from the dirt.

Calcium deficiency causes delegates be gurgled or blistered particularly in pepper plants. In tomato and also pepper plants, calcium deficiency creates blossom end rot.