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Evan asked in Home & GardenGarden & Landscape · 1 decade ago

ratio of calcium and magnesium in water?

I was wondering if anyone knew how much calcium per litre of water to put in when watering plants?.

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Can anyone tell me the ratio of calcium and magnesium to put in per litre of water? this is for planting indoor plants

Update 2:

how many mg to put in of each for each litre of water when watering plants

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
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    usual 2 parts calcium to 1 part magnesium for general ph balance

  • 1 decade ago

    These are trace elements and most plants get it from the soil. If you think the soil is deficient in one or the other I would use Peters or MiracleGrow fertilizers. They have them in the proper proportion to the other trace elements and macronutrients.

    Source(s): Master Tech at L&G Center
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