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Orders can now be placed because for the time being we will commence with normal agricultural product business on Friday 1 May 2020!!
Calcium Nitrate fertilizer 15.5-0-0 is largely used in hydroponics growers who use it to dilute it into feeding tubes to nourish plants growing in water indoors. Calcium Nitrate enhances uptake of potassium, magnesium, and calcium from the soil, as these are positively charged and fixed in the soil.
n soil and plant nutrition Calcium is King. Calcium Nitrate is the only cheapish non-reactive water soluble calcium fertilizer suitable for drip feeding fertigated crops, so it goes without saying that calcium nitrate is the sovereign of fertilizers. There are NO realistic, long term alternatives.
Calcium Nitrate Fertilizer : 15.5-0-0 + 19% Ca
Calcium Nitrate Fertilizer Application Rate:
Foliar Application: Mix 2-4 tablespoons per 1 gallon of water and spray the leaves with it.
As a Supplemental (Side Dressing) Fertilizer Application: Apply 1 pound per 100 feet of row (1 cup per 50 feet of row or 1 level tablespoonful per plant). Apply to root growing area. Do not place within 2 inches of stalk or crown of plants. Do not allow contact with wet foliage.
On Apples: Ground application broadcast under the tree. Use at a rate of 1/2 pound for each year of tree growth to a maximum of 8 pounds per tree. Apply in February or apply in split applications in February and October.
NOTE: Calcium Nitrate may be used as a foliar spray as an aid in the reduction of blossom end rot in tomatoes and peppers. Apply with cover sprays every other week until 2 or 3 weeks before harvest using 3 pounds per hundred gallons of spray. Calcium Nitrate is compatible with most insecticides and fungicides used on vegetables, floral crops and fruit crops. Do not use in combination with sulfates.
