Calcium Carbonate For Tomato Plants

Calcium Carbonate tablets for antacid is 4% calcium. If I grind them into a powder and dissolve into a gallon container of water, can I use this as a home remedy to enrich my tomato plants? I have bottles of the stuff un-used.

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#1 Comment By GKH_Susan On 06/11/2023 @ 4:21 am

You probably don't need additional calcium in your soil. When there is a problem with blossom end rot, it is usually due to poor watering, preventing uptake of calcium in the soil.

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