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its not a tea brew but an extract. you say the dry water soluble calcium form wont work/help?

this is what I was considering unless there is an AEA product (maybe Biocoat Gold is enough, which I would like!):

https://soilworksllc.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/GSR-Growing-Product-Brochure.pdf

What form of calcium are you wanting to apply? How much calcium is in your soil, what is the pH, organic content, and Boron level? Have you done a SAP analysis on the last crop?

Typically, compost tea extracts are not designed for macro nutrient applications. They are mostly for soil biology, micronutrients, or spoon feeding a macro nutrient…

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I’m looking to add calcium in the furrow to help with root growth and soften the soil from years of tillage. It’s a dry-soluble. Does AEA have a water soluble product that I could add to the extract process to do something similar?

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A key factor to consider is that some compounds are not electrolytes and don’t raise EC while still supplying a given nutrient. Calcium carbonate, sulfate or acetate will have radically different effects on solution EC.