Calcium Nitrate Granules
Calcium nitrate Granule is a water-soluble chemical solution that provides plants with supplemental calcium and nitrogen. These elements are the physiological building blocks for strong, disease-resistant plants.
Calcium nitrate doesn’t occur in nature — it’s made by mixing inorganic calcium and nitrogen. This is done by combining limestone and nitric acid, followed by ammonia. Calcium nitrate fertilizers are most often used by farmers for better crop production.
Calcium nitrate fertilizer can be used to prevent a calcium deficiency or replenish a plant’s calcium levels. The boost in calcium it provides helps improve leaf strength, fruit, and roots.
A calcium deficiency in plants is fairly easy to spot. When a plant suffers from a calcium deficiency, its new growth develops a curly appearance along the margins. This new growth also develops brown “chlorotic” spots and looks depleted.
A nitrogen deficiency, like a calcium deficiency, can also prove fatal for plants if not treated in time. This is why nitrogen is one of the most common and abundant ingredients in fertilizers.
Unlike calcium deficiencies, nitrogen inadequacy affects a plant’s oldest foliage. These leaves are often the ones toward the bottom of a plant. When a plant doesn’t have enough nitrogen, leaves will begin to yellow or fade along their margins. If the plant is still producing new leaves, they will likely be tiny or appear shrunk.
Benefits of Calcium Nitrate Granules
- Calcium provides structural strength to plants’ cell walls. This element also kicks in to help repair plants when they become injured or stressed. The plant’s vascular system will push calcium to the injured area to reinforce it and begin to repair the damage.
- Nitrogen is a vital element for photosynthesis and plants’ amino acids. Without nitrogen, plants cannot process sunlight into sugars for growth.
- calcium nitrate fertilizer is to protect plants and crops from disease.
- Blossom end rot, cork spot, and bitter pits in apples can all be prevented or treated with the use of calcium nitrate fertilizer.
Specification (Percentage by weight)
| Ingredients Used in Production | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Total Nitrogen (Ammonical and Nitrate Form)- Min. | 15.5% |
| Nitrate Nitrogen as N -Min. 14.5% | 14.5% |
| Water Soluble Calcium (as Ca)- Min. 18.5% | 18.5% |
| Matter insoluble in water –Max. | 1.5% |
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- Application
Foliar Spray. This method is best for remediating blossom-end rot, bitter pit, and cork spot. First, remove affected fruits. Lightly spray the plant’s leaves and stems on an overcast day or toward evening when the temperatures are not as hot. - Top Dressing. Mix your calcium nitrate fertilizer with topsoil. Spread a thin layer of this mix over the soil around your plant or where you plan to plant. Do not apply it directly to the stem or trunk.
- Application
Side Dressing. This is most often used when your plants are grown in a row formation. To side dress your plants, sprinkle an even layer about two to five inches away from the plants’ stems.