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There was a discussion about the relative virtues of Calcium Chloride 
and other Calcium compounds about a year ago on apple-crop.  The 
consensus was that the trees like CaCl fine, and it is cheap to buy, 
but it is very rough on equipment - more rust conducive than salt (NaCl)

Ginda

On Monday, May 5, 2003, at 02:03  PM, Joe Hecksel wrote:
> > Of late, I've been reading on the Apple-Crop thread regarding the
> benefits of adding Calcium-Nitrate to your chemical sprays.
> <snip>
> Most studies agree that Calcium Chloride is slightly more effective
> than Calcium Nitrate.  Calcium Chloride is commonly used to melt snow
> at low temperatures.  Look for products with names like "Super Snow
> Melt".  One thing that I am curious about is the effectiveness of
> Calcium Sulphate, i.e. Plaster of Paris.  Very available and less
> likely to interact with ag chemicals because it is insoluble.  You
> would have to agitate to keep in suspension, but folks using Surround
> already cope with that.
> <snip>
> --
> Joe Hecksel
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