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<blockquote data-quote="GMB54" data-source="post: 4897357" data-attributes="member: 15365"><p>Good compost really has all the myco/fungi you need. The price they charge for stuff with added "enzymes" is nuts. Your compost is already full of that. You can greatly boost "good guys" and reduce the "bad guys" by adding chitin/chitosan to your soil. Chitin triggers a plant response to create enzymes that attack nematodes, bad fungi and insect eggs. Amendments such as crab/shrimp shell are full of chitin and calcium. These myco products also have a limited shelf life. If you want a cheaper one look for Jobes Compost Starter 4-4-2. Its cheap enough it all just gets dumped at the end of the season.</p><p></p><p>There are 2 really good fast acting types of calcium. Calcium nitrate but its also high in nitrogen and calcium acetate or citrate but its hard to find unless you know where to look. Its not often sold as an amendment. It is however sold as a dietary supplement. A kilo bag can be found for about $25 if you know where to look and thats a huge amount of readily available calcium. Unlike calcium carbonate it will not alter soil pH and plants can use it right away. It dissolves in water. Carbonate requires an acid to break it down before plants can use it.</p><p><a href="https://www.bulksupplements.com/products/calcium-acetate" target="_blank">https://www.bulksupplements.com/product ... um-acetate</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="GMB54, post: 4897357, member: 15365"] Good compost really has all the myco/fungi you need. The price they charge for stuff with added "enzymes" is nuts. Your compost is already full of that. You can greatly boost "good guys" and reduce the "bad guys" by adding chitin/chitosan to your soil. Chitin triggers a plant response to create enzymes that attack nematodes, bad fungi and insect eggs. Amendments such as crab/shrimp shell are full of chitin and calcium. These myco products also have a limited shelf life. If you want a cheaper one look for Jobes Compost Starter 4-4-2. Its cheap enough it all just gets dumped at the end of the season. There are 2 really good fast acting types of calcium. Calcium nitrate but its also high in nitrogen and calcium acetate or citrate but its hard to find unless you know where to look. Its not often sold as an amendment. It is however sold as a dietary supplement. A kilo bag can be found for about $25 if you know where to look and thats a huge amount of readily available calcium. Unlike calcium carbonate it will not alter soil pH and plants can use it right away. It dissolves in water. Carbonate requires an acid to break it down before plants can use it. [url=https://www.bulksupplements.com/products/calcium-acetate]https://www.bulksupplements.com/product ... um-acetate[/url] [/QUOTE]
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