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Organic Soil Building
By Michelle Roabe Published: 09/09/2009
Unlike any product currently on the market, Calcium attacks and corrects the cause of the problem rather than reacting only to the symptoms. Calcium is the tour guide and referee to nutrients in the soil. Calcium lowers the conductivity of the soil, and with a lower conductivity minerals that were previously locked up are now available for the plant’s use. Calcium allows and guides phosphorus to the plants. This process is the start of photosynthesis (production of sugar.) Sugar is energy to the plant and energy increases the growth, structure and nutrient content of the plant. Throughout the world, we stand confident in knowing that the addition of calcium is the only solution to a wide source of soil problems, including salt, sodium, fungi, weeds, insects, pH, drought and plant sugars in your plants. The growth, health and productivity of all plants is determined by the balance and interaction of many nutrients, calcium’s role is to use it’s electrical power to assist other minerals for an overall healthy soil that produces quality food.
Foundation of Life
Calcium is said to be the “Foundation of Life” and is involved in many metabolic and physiological functions. Calcium is one of the most abundant minerals in our bodies, giving us structure and electrically fueling our hearts. It is also one of the most abundant mineral in the bodies of animals. Looking at the food chain, common sense tells us that calcium should be one of the most abundant minerals in soil. Without available calcium, none of the other minerals can work at the efficiency needed for optimum plant production. When looking at calcium, the molecular weight is quite heavy and science tells us that it carries a (++) electrical charge. Conventional markets offers a (++) calcium that has very low availability and a slow break down. Until recently, Dolomite, Gypsum or high calcium has been about the only choices for calcium. When looking at soil tests and P.H. levels options for balancing available calcium have been less than desirable.
Why Calcium...
Proper levels of calcium within the plant strengthen the whole plant and allow for efficient use of sunlight, carbon dioxide, water, nitrogen and mineral nutrients. Calcium makes nutrients available to the plant for higher energy and plays a major role in plant physiology by strengthening physical structure and helping in protection from disease attacks. Calcium also plays a vital part in the construction of numerous hormones and enzyme systems that protect the plant.
Calcium is a very heavy mineral and migrates down into the soil while exhibiting very little lateral movement. It is found in many of the primary or secondary minerals in the soil but in this state is relatively insoluble and unavailable to be absorbed by plant roots. Calcium is used extensively for plant growth and historically has been very difficult to return to the soil.
Photosynthesis means, “making things with light”. Plants use energy from the sun to change sunlight, minerals, carbon dioxide and water into starches and sugars. These starches and sugars are the plants’ food. The link between high sugar levels and inherent pest and disease resistance has been conclusively established but without the necessary building blocks a plant cannot make enough sugar to protect itself. The primary building blocks for a plant to make sugar are calcium, phosphorus and potassium. Three parts calcium to one part phosphorus and six parts calcium to one part potassium are essential ingredients to enable a plant to manufacture sugar through photosynthesis. Healthy plants always have a higher sugar content.
Refractometer
Using a simple tool like a Refractometer anyone can see if their plants have enough sugar to provide inherent protection from nature’s selection process. Refraction is extremely exact and no modern agronomist wishes to be without a Refractometer. A Refractometer is an optical device that takes advantage of the fact that light passing through a liquid bends or refracts. Thicker, i.e., denser, liquids refract more. Solids dissolved in a liquid will cause the liquid to exhibit a refractive index in direct relation to the amount of solids. A Refractometer substitutes a calibrated prism and an etched screen for the liquid and reads in ° of brix or % of sucrose. We recommend purchasing a refractometer to learn for yourself the benefits of increasing the sugar content in your plants. We use a great product from a company called Vee Gee, who offers a variety of refractometers. Please visit www.veegee.com for more information.
Brix is a summation of the pounds of sucrose, fructose, vitamins, minerals, amino acids, proteins, hormones and other solids in one hundred pounds of any particular plant juice. Measuring the brix of a plant’s sap gives an immediate overview of the general health of the plant.
Genesis Soil Rite Calcium is an organic calcium product of Soil Works LLC, and is a proprietary blend of all natural ingredients and contains a (-) based calcium which aids in your natural soil-building program. GSR has decreased salts, allowing beneficial bacteria to reproduce at the rate nature intended, also unlocking minerals that will now be available to your plants. This (-) based calcium can increase foliar absorption of nutrients to the feeder roots. By lowering the conductivity of the soil and thus allowing phosphorus uptake which increases the sugar content of the plant. This increases the plants energy which allows foliar absorption of nutrients as well as increases soil nutrient uptake.These trees were planted at the same time three years ago. The tall tree on the left of the picture had 3 applications of GSR Calcium per year and Nutrapathic at planting time. The smaller tree had no fertilizer added.
