I'm growing in a mix currently that has been really great at supplying nitrogen and potassium, but it seems to really need quite a lot of phosphorus added to it, and it always could use calcium. So I was doing a little research and realized bone meal ash is almost a pure source of both calcium and phosphorus. That in turn got me thinking and I realized I could probably just burn some bone meal to make it. This would get rid of all the nitrogen, but what other impact would it have? I would imagine the uptake of this source would be more aggressive than regular bone meal which seems to need some time. Then again maybe not?
Also, the ph is probably more alkaline yes? What if I were to dissolve it in vinegar? Would that only strip out the calcium, or would it dissolve everything? Could this be used to bring the pH into a more idea range, and make it more immediately accessible to the rhizosphere and plant? Would this make it more easily dissolved into water? What would be the ideal pH to stabilize this to? Does anyone know how I would calculate the ratios to reach the same pH repeatedly? I know pH isn't huge in organics, but with such a "hot" fertilizer, I suspect it might be more important. Am I wrong?
Also, the ph is probably more alkaline yes? What if I were to dissolve it in vinegar? Would that only strip out the calcium, or would it dissolve everything? Could this be used to bring the pH into a more idea range, and make it more immediately accessible to the rhizosphere and plant? Would this make it more easily dissolved into water? What would be the ideal pH to stabilize this to? Does anyone know how I would calculate the ratios to reach the same pH repeatedly? I know pH isn't huge in organics, but with such a "hot" fertilizer, I suspect it might be more important. Am I wrong?