Growing Calcium. Vegetables you can grow that are high in Calcium

[leapingfroglady]

Why not talk about seeds when it's pouring rain outside. I know many of us would like to see the inside of your kitchen. Noisy people like me. LOL

[nephildevil]

the public healthcare problems are because there are not enough minerals in the soil :D how bout they just eat something else than just fastfood lol

[valnaples]

Very good video...thanks! EAT PLANTS people!

[micsir888]

calcium gives me gas.

[MyInspiredCreation]

Love your videos! Educational and entertaining. I also want to share that not only are the leafy greens greater in calcium than milk, they also contain other nutrients that milk doesn't give!

[userxo1]

per calorie so plain old lime stone or chalk is 1 zillon times the calcium as milk?

[ThanksgivingWalk]

Great info as I'm growing increasingly weary of dairy products with the hormones, etc. So glad you showed the gov doc; very alarming though.

Thanks for sharing and inspiring.

God bless,

TGW1014020712

[Jerrid3]

How many calories are in arugala? (sp?) i mean if you had a glass of milk or a glass of nothing but juiced arugala which has the most calcium? Please put this is laymen's terms.

[basssynth]

I enjoyed your video i am trying to eat more heathily , i have started to eat sprouted seeds like sunflower lentil chick pea etc i like the idea of the plant that gives 6 more times calcium can you spell the name it sounded like aruglar or something like that as i would like to grow it not sure if it would grow well here in spain !!!!

[Jerrid3]

Does adding calcium such as either egg shells or already made calcium into the soil make the vegetables that you talked about even more times the amount of calcium than milk?

[okraw]

No. More calcium is NOT better. You need to have the proper amount of calcium. If you have a deficient soil, adding (the proper amount) of any mineral will make your food more nutritious. You can add rock dust, and that will make your vegetables more nutritious, as most trace minerals are not in the soil.

[Jerrid3]

@okraw

No I mean if a vegie has more calcium at normal conditions but you add more calcium into the soil, but not too much. Would it be even more rich in calcium? Such as arugala (sp?) is 6 times the calcium. Is that in normal soil or after it is in it's prime soil? If 6 times in regular soil and you added extra calcium would it make the arugala 7 times? 8 times?

[growingyourgreens]

Probably Not. Adding more calcium in the soil will NOT make more calcium in the plant. Each plant can obsorb a certain amount of each mineral. In this case calcium. If its not in the soil, the plant will not absorb it. Adding too much calcium, will change soil PH which may cause the plant to not grow at all. Another way.

[Averil07111]

HI John...so this will be my first time and I would like to buy some organic seeds. Just started going raw in January...so very new..where can I buy the seed....???

ps..I sure wish you lived next to me..hahahah

[growingyourgreens]

Check my other videos for seed sources. check local nurseries in your area for a good place to buy seeds. I reccomend heirloom and organic seeds whenever possible. If you have never grown anything before, I reccomend buying baby plants. They are easier to grow than seeds, but cost more money.

[777boydo]

Great video. I'm a veg but I'm trying to eat less dairy (just read Eating Animals). Seeing so many ads by the Dairy Board as a kid did a number on me and it's good to know that my favorite greens provide more calcium than milk.

[TnWormsCastings]

i am wondering why a few of you movies stop running in the middle this one stops at 3 19 and just sits there

[growingyourgreens]

not sure. might have to do with your internet connection. check with youtube.

[Poisonfrogg]

can you just eat the soil??

JK lol

im ur newest fan!!! nice vid!! ^_^

[Imagoodbonobo]

Be careful with your soil pH. Remember that ground eggshells are essentially the same as ground limestone, which greatly increases your soil pH. Similarly, the calcite in seashells can affect pH. Acid loving plants like blueberries and camellias can be damaged or killed by adding carbonate-based calcium. On the other hand, some plants, including wolfberries love basic soils and will likely thrive with seashell/eggshell supplements. Rock dust or gypsum should be safe no matter the pH.

[growingyourgreens]

agreed. Don't just add calcium. More is NOT better with calcium. Get your soil tested to see if you need it before adding it.

[loui0008]

Yeah, John, say it like it is!

[Ifoundher]

I just wanted to point out that the calcium in plant foods is absorbed 50-75% less than the calcium in milk. The calcium is packaged in the plant along with phytates (a form of phosphorus). These phytates completely block calcium from being absorbed, and it's excreted from the body. This means that in normal broccoli, or spinach, or other leafy veg, per 8oz, has the same amount of calcium that milk does but is hardly absorbed- nutrition calculators are notorious for not considering this.

[Ifoundher]

That's not to say because you're feeding your plants extra calcium that more calcium gets past the phytates and is absorbed- I have no idea about that (and it may as well be true). I just wanted to clear up the misconception about calcium in greens, weird I know, but I'm a nerdy nutrition student.

By the way, I absolutely love your videos and your garden and I hope to have one as productive and inspiring as yours one day. :)

[growingyourgreens]

Correct. We (or our plants) do not need "extra minerals". We need an adequate amount. So... get your soil tested to see if you have an adequate amount of calcium. Most soils are devoid of most minerals, and that's why I reccomend everybody adds rock dust which adds a broad spectrum of minerals in trace amounts.

[growingyourgreens]

There is alot of biased and misinformation out there. This video is primarily about gardening and adding calcium for your plants, as they need their minerals as much as we do. I do not believe your statements are entirely accurate. I would suggest you read the work of Connie Weaver Ph.D. as she has done a great deal of research regarding how much calcium is absorbed from various foods, including cow's milk and a wide variety of plant foods. There you will find accurate, unbiased information.

[bestestmama]

we have more sick people...ever see the movie Food Inc? Or Super Size Me? omg...totally opened my eyes to the nation's ignorance about food and how it's grown and raised (including myself!!)... everyone should watch them... Ignorance is NOT bliss lol

[EarthyPlum]

Very good video!

[zerodefcts]

Just ordered a sack of 44lb Azomite. You have talked a lot about using rock dust, but I wasn't sure about what product to use. I did some extra research and there are A LOT of success stories out there, people really swear by the stuff.

[desertcajun10]

All the lettuce and other greens that I have planted look like a string on the ground. They don't stand up or bush out. My other plants are doing well, but I have no luck with greens. Any suggestions?

[rskurow]

Thanks John, Never tried eating broccoli leaves, but will give it a try. Our collards are so good that we never tried much else for our wraps.

[eatmoreraw]

Health and I'll health starts in the soil !

[Michigansnowpony]

Wow -- what a great vid!!! I had no idea there was so much calcium in these veges you mentioned. Almost made me want to get rid of my dairy goat. ; ) And I've never thought about using / eating the broccoli leaves as greens -- that was a "duh" moment for me!!! Oh, just got some glacial rock dust to help my new garden beds out -- thanks for that tip too!

[HomesteadAcres]

Great vid John!

[dapperdann123]

I went to a pet store and saw that they have reef salt that has lots of minerals. I was wondering if you could water your plants with salt water.

[growingyourgreens]

If you do, be very careful. Just like us, plants do not like too much salt. I would reccomend against that. They do make a product "ocean grown" that is a ocean based mineral supplement for soils. Its more expensive than rock dust.

[growingyourgreens]

for rock dust, I get two kinds: azomite -44 pounds for 20 bucks. gaia green glacial rock dust 50 pounds for 15 bucks. Shell meal was about 8 bucks for 50 pounds. These are the best prices I could find. usually rock dust is about 20 to 25 a bag.

[mreisma]

@growingyourgreens yup, just checking. there is only one supplier where i live and it 25/26 bucks.

[growingyourgreens]

Grind up the egg shells into a powder (smaller particle size is best). Might have to add more shells than you can eat.. but it depends on how big your garden is. Get your soil tested to see its calcium status. Im not a fan of bone meal.

[TheUrbanOutdoors]

Great info...soon I wont have to read so much, cause you're giving me all the info....How do you feeel about egg shells, and the like for calcium enrichment? I'm planning on using egg shells and bone meal in the garden this year. Will I be o.k. , or be pissed with the results?