[Latin Name] Brassica oleracea L.var.italica L.

[Plant Source] from China

[Specifications]10:1

[Appearance] Light green to green powder

Plant Part Used: whole plant

[Particle size] 60 Mesh

[Loss on drying] ≤8.0%

[Heavy Metal] ≤10PPM

[Storage] Store in cool & dry area, keep away from the direct light and heat.

[Shelf life] 24 Months

[Package] Packed in paper-drums and two plastic-bags inside.

[Net weight] 25kgs/drum

Broccoli is a member of the cabbage family, and is closely related to cauliflower. Its cultivation originated in Italy. Broccolo, its Italian name, means “cabbage sprout.” Because of its different components, broccoli provides a range of tastes and textures, from soft and flowery (the floret) to fibrous and crunchy (the stem and stalk). Broccoli contains glucosinolates, phytochemicals which break down to compounds called indoles and isothiocyanates (such as sulphoraphane). Broccoli also contains the carotenoid, lutein. Broccoli is an excellent source of the vitamins K, C, and A, as well as folate and fiber. Broccoli is a very good source of phosphorus, potassium, magnesium and the vitamins B6 and E.

Main Function

(1).With the function of anti-cancer, and effectively improving capability of blood scavenging;

(2).Having the great effect to prevent and regulate hypertension;

(3).With the function of enhancing liver detoxification, improve immunity;

(4).With the function of reducing blood sugar and cholesterol.

4. Application

(1).As drugs raw materials of anti-cancer, it is mainly used in pharmaceutical field;

(2).Applied in health product field, it can be used as raw material in health food, the purpose is to enhance immunity

(3).Applied in food fields, it is widely used as functional food additive.

Respclear : Improves Lung health, effective against bronchitis, allergic bronchitis, dry and productive cough.
A unique combination of Ayurvedic herbs formulated to treat common cold, sore throat, persistent cough and other respiratory disorders. Solasodine, Tinosporidine, Cordifolisides, Vasicine, Piperine and Gingerols, the active constituents have been researched thoroughly for its beneficial effects to treat respiratory infections, coughs, colds, chest congestion, flu, sinusitis, breathlessness, obstructive airway diseases and allergic conditions such as hay fever and asthma
Ingredient-
Dasamoolam kwath , Solanum xanthocarpum , Tinospora cordifolia,
Adathoda vasica, Zingiber officinale & Piper longum

Shows the progression of calcium deficiency in hot pepper plants like the chocolate habanero. Planted from seed, the soil had enough calcium at first and when the plant ran out it started to put out deformed growth with twisted, curled and puckered leaves.
The solution was to add 10ml/gallon of botanicare’s cal mag fertilizer supplement: https://www.botanicare.net/supplements/cal-mag In less than a week new leaves appeared without any deformities.
Note that the pepper plants were started from seed in bagged potting soil and in this video they are shown 2 days after transplanting to a coir fiber / rockwool cube mixture. Through out the life of the plants Genesis nutrients parts M & 1 were used at 800ppm but apparently genesis’s formulation expects a certain level of calcium magnesium in it. For plants with a high cal mag requirement supplementation may be needed. Note also I could have bumped the fertilizer concentration up to 1600ppm rather than supplement with botanicare but I do not know if that would have worked as well. Note: if you are using a one part fertilizer you WILL have calcium deficiencies unless there is enough in the soil.

Wiki article on calcium deficiency: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calcium_deficiency_%28plant_disorder%29

“…very rarely due to calcium deficiency in the soil. The problem is in transport of calcium from the soil to the fruit. Soil temperature, water saturation of the soil (oxygen etc), and high levels of nitrogen= high vegetative growth all contribute. ” https://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/load/pepper/msg0413031513506.html
Tricks for growing peppers: CALCIUM CALCIUM CALCIUM. The mild 800ppm genesis formula I was using only supplied 50ppm of calcium and peppers need 160-200ppm. Even with the supplement it was only 130PPM! Of course, this is assuming there is no calcium in your water. I am going to bump up the nutes to make sure I hit at least 160ppm calcium and also make sure I get the pH right by checking with pHydrion paper. (Ebay pH roll and pick one in the 5.5-8.0 range)
Note is this had happened during fruiting it would have resulted in blossom end rot so i am happy to find it out early and correct it.
Will post an update when the results come in!
Note calcium can also be locked out by using a fertilizer too high in ammoniacal nitrogen. ammoniacal nitrogen makes your plants grow fast in high light environments and is common in most nutrient formulas like miracle grow. Look for nitrate nitrogen only formula or one with low ammonium nitrate.
As far as NPK ratios, what you are looking for is 1.5 times as much K as N and for the nitrogen and calcium ppm to be about equal. To increase the potassium to meet the 1:1.5 N to K ratio I used Pro-Tekt silicon supplement which provided about 13ppm of K with 5ml/1tsp.
Forget about the P, as long as there is some it isn’t important.
pH balance to 6.0-6.5 and you are all good. Add 10ml of hygrozyme if you really want to see explosive root growth.
Even after all of this if your starting water has a lot of calcium carbonate (the form found in Tums which is also not a form you plants can absorb) in it that will “lock out” the proper forms of calcium that you added via supplement. So if all else fails (or you want to get it right the first time) use rainwater or purified water to start with.
DO NOT USE TUMS! Its Calcium Carbonate is not bio-available to the plant will LOCK OUT the other forms of calcium that would otherwise be available. More info on Calcium: https://www.maximumyield.com/article_sh_db.php?articleID=447&yearVar=2009&issueVar=June

Here is a link to a helpful article on pepper fertilization https://www.agnet.org/library/eb/441/

Update: they look GREAT but all my flowers are dropping except with the college pepper. I need to look into nute lockout and adjust the pH to 5.8-6.2 as I did have it closer to 5.5 before but I doubt that is the issue.

Want to make your own? Cal-Mag is just calcium nitrate + magnesium nitrite + a pinch of chelated iron edta. A POUND of caldium nitrate will make about FOUR GALLONS of concentrate equivalent to the Cal-Mag commercial version. As far as mixing weights and measures, you are on your own.

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this new product looks interesting, not sure how it works and may not be available in your state: https://www.supercroppers.com/products/caos-10-5-calcium-1-liter/