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Santa Cruz, CA

I'm having the hardest time finding calcitic limestone in my area. Most garden stores carry dolmitic limestone and hydrated limestone. Where might I find the calcitic limestone? Thanks for the help!

11/8/2006 12:32:04 PM

Follansbee, Wv

I found it at a local agricultural/feed store. I had the same problem you did, garden centers don't know there is even a difference around here, but the Ag people did.

11/8/2006 3:39:05 PM

SF Bay Area, California

You might want to try oyster shell lime. It also contains a few micronutriants and works as well as limestone. Mail order from Peaceful Valley Farm Supply:

http://groworganic.com/item_F1850_OysterShellLime50Lb.html

good luck

11/8/2006 4:06:46 PM

Montoursville, PA

While we are looking to the sea take a look at CRAB MEAL. It is a potent organic fertilizer derived from the crab after the 40% of the crab meat has been removed. The remains are kiln dried and pulverized into a beige colored meal. NPK averages 5-2-5 with over 13% natural calcium which virtually eliminates blossom end rot or other breakdown. It contains over 30 trace elements and vitamins.
...Fertrell lists this product in 50 lb. bags. Guess what? Likely no local distributors will have heard of this let alone have it available.

11/8/2006 8:06:22 PM

Mill Bay, British Columbia

Not sure if you are aware that there is a great organization right in Santa Cruz that is a wealth of information that you should tap into.

It is the Organic Farming Research Foundation and you can visit their site at http://ofrf.org/index.html

I use this site quite often for research and find the papers and studies they have done awesome. Just use the search bar for whatever topic you need details on, then read away.

Since they are right in your area of Santa Cruz, might be worth giving them a call or dropping them an email when you are looking for local suppliers of organic materials.

Glenn

11/12/2006 1:24:49 PM

Rockland

hey just wondering whats the difference?over here we use hydrated lime for plastering.

11/14/2006 11:07:48 PM