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Re: An Old Wives Tale

Hi Richard and Dawn,

> At 12:09 PM 3/12/97 -0800, you wrote:
>>Hi everyone,
>>I need to check out an old wives tale.  My greatgrandma used to tell me to
>>save the water off of boiled eggs and to use it in the garden.  She'd say it
>>made the plants grow better.  I was wondering if this might be due to the
>>calcium from the shells leaching into the water.  If this is so, would it
>>deter blossom end rot in my container tomatoes?
>>Last year I had a problem with my container tomatoes and I'm looking for a
>>cheap and easy way of fixing it.  I'm gona experiment with it this year and
>>see if it helps.  If anyone else has heard of this or knows of any sites,
>>please let me know.  If anyone one thinks this might hurt, please let me
>>know.  I won't be experimenting right away.
>>Thanks and Good Gardening
>>Dawn
>>Long Beach CA (Zone 10)
>>
>>
> I believe i have heard this one before. I don't know if it's true, but it
> sounds plausible. I know from experience that calcium-rich lime does deter
> blossom end rot. I don't know how calcium is supposed affect growth.

> @->-`-,-------------------------------+
>|  Cousin Ricky      USDA zone 11     |
>|  rcallwo@uvi.edu   formerly zone 6  |
> +-------------------------------------+

Calcium is a very important nutrient to plants, necessary to form pectin which
binds cells together.  Blossum end rot is a symptom of calcium deficiency in
tomatoes.  Adding ground limestone, dolomite lime, bone meal, wood ashes or
oyster shells will to the soil mix will help supply calcium.

   ____________________
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  |     Bob Carter     | Kootenay Bay
  |  bcarter@awinc.com | BC, Canada
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Plasma is another matter.
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