My point was the bottled calmag is a man made manufactured source. Never once said that there is enough calcium in water! This is why I didnt want to argue because this poor guy is asking for help and now the thread is hijacked with an argument over this.
If you would have read what I wrote to him to begin with... I stated that one should use a tomato fert because of the high calcium content then just add some epsom salts when you water. Boom ...all the calcium and mag you will need for your grow. And btw... the dry ferts I use ask you to top dress once a month.
You stated that the nutes do not last and that you have to keep on adding them the way I do it. Umm so you only add calmag from the bottle once to your coco?
I never once said anything about perlite. I don't use it ... I dont need it. All soils are different.
So once again my point is... if you are using an organic compost and want to add dry nutes to it just water with Epsom salts (magnesium and sulfer) which a bag of it is cheap as could be and will last for many many grows. And as far as organic growing goes.. hard core organic growers stay away from bottled nutes like that. We are more tempted to use things like lime and Epsom salts before we go grab a bottle of liquid. Soil doesnt have the issues that coco does. That is why I wont grow in it.
The proof is in the pudding buddy... no perlite (tho I dont know why you even brought it up) and actually nothing added for drainage for that matter
And not once was calmag used. Not deficient on anything so please before you tell me to brush up on my knowledge... you should see my original post and why I said what I did.
And btw this next pic here is a plant I let go natural in my soil mix... the soil had not been amended or touched in over a yr. I did not feed or water it not once the whole season and the top cola was a q.p. showing no signs of deficiency.
