Veg is basically the same, a little more N.
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I don’t go by feed charts but I like to at least look at them to see what the recommended dose is.
And yes, that’s what I do. I usually start at half or less of the recommended dose when I am using a new product. Then I let the plants tell me from there. I’d much rather start by under-feeding vs over-feeding though.
The organics alive calcium product, at 15% calcium, is stronger than your typical cal/mag.
I’m in soil that I’ve supplemented with organic ingredients anyway, so I don’t truly need the calcium but I decided to grab a bottle because it was cheap and strong, and their dry soluble line doesn’t have any calcium in it. Plus I was trying to use up a gift card I had. lol
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9 bladed leaves now?Enjoyable comments @SeymourGreen. I’ve read leaf morphology is an observable result of resource allocation within a given environment. I think as the plant is growing it’s also predicting to some degree, it’s forecasting. When higher demand is placed on resources the leaflets begin to lessen on leaves. Seedlings starting with single blades, gaining more leaflets on leaves during veg and the early parts of flowering and then with maturity and flowers beginning to develop and with more demand for resources the leaves start forming with less leaflets again. Often down to one leaflet in the tops of inflorescence clusters. I’d imagine when plants start feeling root bound or other cues of resource limitation they’d respond similarly with respect to leaflet production on leaves across the lifetime of a given plant. Many blessings and much love
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There’s a straight flush/ drain to waste joke there somewhere! 
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More calcium!! Can never have enough. It does not lock out K.
Wanna what DOES lockout K? Way too much nitrogen, phosphorous, and magnesium! Hoo doggy!! Been there done that.
FYI, your soil is literally supposed to be 70% calcium. Everyone is deficient in it.
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You got the science to back that up?
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Yeah, based on dudes like Dr. William Albrecht. As well as modern guys like Harley Smith, Slownickel, and The Crescive Method who are also pushing the high-calcium thing.
And through personal anecdotal experience of mixing soils into stupid ratios.
Their strategies are basically take a soil test → dilute toxicities with calcium → then re-amend everything else into the proper ratio
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I’m not saying you’re wrong, I just have a hard time imagining a soil that’s 70% calcium.
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It blew my mind when I first read it too. Ideal outdoor soil ratios are only supposed to be like 5% organic matter. Potting soil needs way more, obviously. But it’s all about the minerals.
I’m not an expert at this stuff but it seems like all these guys are saying the same thing.
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Calcium in what form?
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I noticed the deficiency/lockout on OG leaves and I thought it was calcium deficiency because I was using 2/3 dosage and OGs are notorious Ca hogs.
Posted picture of the leaves on Organics Alive Discord, and they said it was more likely calcium toxicity because they made it stronger.
for some gardens 2ml of the cal can actually be too much. Its possible its toxicicty not difeciency. Possibly up your V-K and bring the cal and micro down to 1ml.
Our apologies. The new batches don’t have saturation so they are stronger. The better we get at the process the more potent the delivery. We tested and figured this out and changed it quickly. Our apologies if it caused any issues.
After that advice I was able to see that the leaves indeed map to K deficiency. Still kinda weird that it was the OG kush most heavily impacted and only the middle leaves because we caught it quickly. I am used to most things being in tops or bottom first 
@Calcium_Enriched1996
Although you do look a little biased 
it’s worth pointing out that Organics Alive is supposed to be using new process for highly soluble form of calcium carbonate.
Thinking the same because if answer is rocks then it won’t be available to lock anything until we’re all long dead and gone 
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I am a little biased but at least I have nothing to sell lol
All forms, lime, gypsum, oyster shell, guanos, bone meals… Whatever ya got!
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Calcium and magnesium have the same polarity and if you use too much calcium, you disable the magnesium, and vise verse. This is the reason why Calmag exist. It’s a balanced mix so that growers doesn’t F up.
So no, you can’t use 70% cal.
Pz 
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I’m willing to bet it’s calcium acetate. “New process” probably means they added the vinegar before the egg shells.
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Last I heard much of Florida is limerock, which as I understand it is basic and not acid. Now back in the early 70s was a fella had some 14 ft and larger plants busted around Ft White and Ichtucknee. Very much a limerock area.
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Calcium blocks literally everything.
That’s why calcium is the base and then you bring the magnesium, potassium, phosphorous, and everything else up to balance it to the proper ratio.
I am not making this stuff up. This is about soil chemistry. Not what the plant is actually uptaking.
That balance you mentioned is exactly what I’m talking about. What is the correct ratio of calcium to magnesium? It’s something like 6:1
Your basic potting soil is peat and compost. 100% organic matter. That’s not good.
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Most Cal-Mag formulas have over a 3:1 ratio of Calcium over Magnesium.
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Just about anything crossed to TK ends up better.
I’m not biased in any way. 
I’m not even sure I’ve grown anything with TK in it that I didn’t like.
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