Best calmag suppliment

[DO IT]

Whats the best Calmag suppliment on the market and whats the biggest size that its sold in???

 

[socalval]

GO cal-mag + 0-0-0 1gal i think 4 organic soil

 

[juggernaut]

org/hydro

 

[DO IT]

I run a hydro system

 

[juggernaut]

I use cal-max...i think thats the name.

 

[cauldron]

charge your own cal-mag bicarbonate solution!

 

[houseofogs]

Botanicare Cal/Mag+

 

[paulycali]

I agree with houseofogs

Believe the biggest size is 5 gallons

 

[midwestdensies]

magical technaflora i believe due to the many forms of calcium.

 

[cheaplastic]

magical FTW

 

[symbiote420]

I'm trying this now www.amazon.com/Safer-Gro-Biomin-Calcium-Pint/dp/B002SVJOT2
My '91 Va, AJ Sour D, and Ghost OG cuts seem to like it so far!

.........has citric acid and vegetable protein hydrosylate added

 

[The Krinken]

Calimagic from general hydro worked the best when i was in coco

 

[altitudefarmer]

Whichever you choose, consider that calcium nitrate (cal mag+) is immediately available and has a little N. Calcium carbonate can take up to a month before it is available, and it needs microbial activity to be available that fast.
As to which is the best solution for you: your call. I've used most of them with good results. IMO, calmag+ is the industry standard for bottled nutrients.

 

[ttystikk]

Altitude is close, but not quite on point; calcium nitrate is just that, and has plenty of both N and Ca. Beware the N close to or after peak bloom.

The cheapest 'cal-mag' I've found is to use calcium nitrate along with epsom salts for the mag. Since I use these anyway, I just bump my amounts slightly to make up for not using cal-mag specifically.

If you feel like you must use cal-mag, I've found that Botanicare has a good one; it doesn't like to lock out and has iron in it.

 

[deacon1503]

Calimagic from general hydro worked the best when i was in coco

+1

Its my fav cal/mag at the moment. Although Aptus Massboost was decent too.

 

[symbiote420]

I've read that the addition of dolomite lime to potting soils helps stabilize pH but at the cost of offsetting the delicate balance between Ca, Mg, and K. I researched further and found that calcium has to be at a 7:1 ratio with Mg optimally and dolomite lime has a ratio of 2:1

I stopped using things like bone and blood meals in my soils because of MCD warnings, back then I never had problems with pH or deficiencies .....now I'm trying to figure out how to bring it back without disrupting my mycos! Anyone know of a good bone meal with P levels under 10?

 

[The Krinken]

I've read that the addition of dolomite lime to potting soils helps stabilize pH but at the cost of offsetting the delicate balance between Ca, Mg, and K. I researched further and found that calcium has to be at a 7:1 ratio with Mg optimally and dolomite lime has a ratio of 2:1

I stopped using things like bone and blood meals in my soils because of MCD warnings, back then I never had problems with pH or deficiencies .....now I'm trying to figure out how to bring it back without disrupting my mycos! Anyone know of a good bone meal with P levels under 10?

i think its the other way around - its supposed to be a 2:1 ratio where the dolomite is 7:1 - so its got too much....

i know the steamed bone meal from nectar for the gods aka the "hurculean harvest" is a 0-10-0...and its really nice bone meal but i dont know of any lower than a 10

 

[Seamaiden]

No, symbiote got those numbers right. DL is around a 2:1 ratio of Ca:Mg, and cannabis performs better IME with a ratio of at *least* 4:1, and higher seems to be better, especially for some strains like The White.

Symbiote, I'm not sure that bone meal, even if it's got a level of P higher than 10%, isn't what you want to use here. I don't think the P is immediately available/soluble, and I haven't found it (bone meal) to cause me any problems other than attracting animals like raccoons.

 

[The Krinken]

my bad - thats right - 2:1 was too much - which is what dolomite is.,..

7:1 is what we want for cannabis

i was thinking backwards

 

[OftheEarth]

+1

Its my fav cal/mag at the moment. Although Aptus Massboost was decent too.

Botanic are makes a great cal / mag product for sure. Be sure you need the xtra mag with what your using already... Might be too much and just go cal.