Herby Paisley
Well-Known Member
Hi folks I found this recipe by Chef Anna on how to make your own Cal-Mag to feed your pot plants, Not sure if anyone has posted it before, So I thought I would help out my fellow DIY'ers and post this homemade version of Cal-Mag here!... Cheers!
Ingredients
6 large eggs
Epsom salt
Distilled water
1. Crack all of your eggs and rinse out the shells. Leave the washed shells out to dry overnight.
2. The next day, take a rolling pin and crush your dried eggshells into small pieces.
3. Weigh your crushed eggshells with a kitchen scale. This recipe calls for 30 grams of dried egg shells. Discard any extras.
4. Measure out 15g of epsom salts.
5. Take your large stock pot, add 1 gallon of water, 30g of dried eggshells and 15g of Epsom Salts. Place on your stovetop and turn your burner to high. Bring this mixture up to a boil and keep it boiling for about 5 minutes.
6. After a few minutes, turn off your burner and cover your pot with the lid. Let this sit for at least 24 hours. The eggshells and epsom salts will release their nutrients into the water during this time.
7. Strain any eggshells or debris out of the mixture.
8. Water your plant with 2 cups of this mixture to give your plant a boost of calcium, magnesium and sulfur. This recipe makes 1 gallon of cal-mag booster, which is enough for 8 treatments. Store the remaining to use later.
Ingredients
6 large eggs
Epsom salt
Distilled water
1. Crack all of your eggs and rinse out the shells. Leave the washed shells out to dry overnight.
2. The next day, take a rolling pin and crush your dried eggshells into small pieces.
3. Weigh your crushed eggshells with a kitchen scale. This recipe calls for 30 grams of dried egg shells. Discard any extras.
4. Measure out 15g of epsom salts.
5. Take your large stock pot, add 1 gallon of water, 30g of dried eggshells and 15g of Epsom Salts. Place on your stovetop and turn your burner to high. Bring this mixture up to a boil and keep it boiling for about 5 minutes.
6. After a few minutes, turn off your burner and cover your pot with the lid. Let this sit for at least 24 hours. The eggshells and epsom salts will release their nutrients into the water during this time.
7. Strain any eggshells or debris out of the mixture.
8. Water your plant with 2 cups of this mixture to give your plant a boost of calcium, magnesium and sulfur. This recipe makes 1 gallon of cal-mag booster, which is enough for 8 treatments. Store the remaining to use later.