1. EIN ASSED MWYAF : OUR GREATEST ASSET
PRIDD BYW : LIVE SOIL
EIN ASSED MWYAF : OUR GREATEST ASSET
CALCH : LIME

2. PRIDD BYW : LIVE SOIL PROBLEM : SOIL ACIDITY
CAUSED BY : CALCIUM DEFICIENCY ?
TOO MUCH PHOSPHATE ?
TOO MUCH WATER - TOO WET ?
TOO MUCH HYDROGEN IN THE SOIL ?

3. PRIDD BYW : LIVE SOIL
H +
Ca + H+
Mg+
H +
CLAY PARTICLE: P+ H+ H+

4. PRIDD BYW : LIVE SOIL
Ca CO3 + =
Ca CO3

5. WHY IS GETTING RID OF ACIDITY IMPORTANT ?
PRIDD BYW : LIVE SOIL
WHY IS GETTING RID OF ACIDITY IMPORTANT ?
THE LESS ‘Hydrogen ’ ON THE CLAY the better.
THE MORE ROOM TO HOLD IMPORTANT MINERALS C.E.C.
CALCIUM FUNCTIONS :
Improves root development
More microbial activity...breaks down material to plant food.
Increases the movement of minerals......Boron
Improves Soil Structure....water filtration – less run-off.
Acts as secondary messenger
Improves plant health and disease resistance
Cell wall formation (Pectin)
Enhances the rate of Protein synthesis
Serves as a weed indicator.

6. PRIDD : SOIL = LOW pH PECTINS H + H+ Ca + Mg+ H + CLAY PARTICLE: P+ H+
ENERGY

7. PRIDD BYW : LIVE SOIL THE LIME FAMILY:
Calcium Carbonate - High Calcium Lime % CALCIUM + Carbonate
Prilled/Granular Lime ...same finely ground...greater surface area.. . for pH.
1 tonne of limestone will have between 2 and 5 pounds of soluble Calcium.
(Lignin Sulfonate.)
Calcium Magnesium Carbonate: Dolomitic Limestone % Ca % Mg.
CARE ! - where Mag high – adding more can tighten up soils, interfere with Potash uptake and Nitrogen.
Calcium Oxide: Burnt Calcium Carbonate. 60% Calcium.
+ Water = Calcium Hydroxide.(Slaked Lime ?) (pH 6.8 ?)
Bio-Cal : Waste bi-product from cement making? Very fine, with Sulphur and a little Potassium.
Calcium Sulphate : 18 – 20% Ca 17% Sulphate. ( 1 : 1) 25lbs of soluble Ca/T 100 x more soluble than limestone. Where pH ok / soil tight/compacted.
Where Mag is high 4 +

8. BORON PRIDD BYW : LIVE SOIL WHAT IS THE CORRECT pH
GETTING MORE CALCIUM INTO PLANTS.
BORON AND CALCIUM:
CAN MAKE A HUGE DIFFERENCE IN CALCIUM UPTAKE IN PANTS.
CALCIUM is the most important of them all.
Virtually all minerals are carried around the plant AND the animal on CALCIUM
IF CALCIUM IS THE CARRIER OF ALL –
WHAT ENSURES IT IS DELIVERED TO THE CORRECT PLACE ?
BORON