YukonKronic
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Once you feel safe that your soil is in "okay" shape I can tell you that plain old bonemeal or high P guano for phos works well and both contain Calcium.
Many are down on blood meal but I use it for N and iron... go LIGHT this one it can burn plants.
Kelp meal has all the micro nutrients you need but pair it with micronized greensand and azomite and your GOLDEN for micros.
If you need more K a (light) sprinkle of clean wood ash works well.
Add Gypsum if you feel like it but the reality is that theres lots of Calcium in most plants and animals so some compost or even milk may be all you need in conjunction with bone meal or guano. Some kind of Rock dust is nice to have... u can harvest from streams/ponds or maybe you live around glacial till you can sieve. Even the dust piled at foot of rock faces and cliffs is good just dig down to where it holds moisture and sieve it. Getting the moist stuff means you probably have Phosphorus solubilizing bacteria in it too.. it'll smell earthy.
There. You have N P K and micros easily accessible... topdressing lightly works but I definitely recommend worms and a good mulch layer to facilitate the soils "digestion" of nutrients..
Many are down on blood meal but I use it for N and iron... go LIGHT this one it can burn plants.
Kelp meal has all the micro nutrients you need but pair it with micronized greensand and azomite and your GOLDEN for micros.
If you need more K a (light) sprinkle of clean wood ash works well.
Add Gypsum if you feel like it but the reality is that theres lots of Calcium in most plants and animals so some compost or even milk may be all you need in conjunction with bone meal or guano. Some kind of Rock dust is nice to have... u can harvest from streams/ponds or maybe you live around glacial till you can sieve. Even the dust piled at foot of rock faces and cliffs is good just dig down to where it holds moisture and sieve it. Getting the moist stuff means you probably have Phosphorus solubilizing bacteria in it too.. it'll smell earthy.
There. You have N P K and micros easily accessible... topdressing lightly works but I definitely recommend worms and a good mulch layer to facilitate the soils "digestion" of nutrients..
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