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

John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com shares with you four vegetables that he is growing in his garden that are higher in calcium than milk. He also talks about adding minerals to the soil with Rock Dust.

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[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.

[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.

[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

[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.

[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.

[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?