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Roses — Spray B (Ca-B at bud-opening transition)

Zone: Roses — front of house · Stage: bud-crack-to-pre-bloom (NOT once petals show color)

Ca for petal cell-wall integrity + B for bud-to-flower transition. Runs 3–4 days after Spray A. CA TANK (separate from any sulfates).

Products (4)

#ProductmL/LRole
1Base-Line2.0fulvic gel — Ca-tank safe; chelator
2Topraq-B0.6B — ~30 ppm, conservative; Ca-tank safe; ~12 drops
3Topraq-Ca3.0Ca — ~360 ppm; THE Ca tank, no sulfates ever
4Bacto-Line1.5Bacillus shield — LAST in tank; apply within 4h of mix

Intentionally excluded

alga-line — Optional — could add 1–2 mL/L for biostimulant boost; Ca-tank safe.
any_sulfate — Ca + sulfate → precipitation (hard rule from inventory).
fast-line — Optional in Ca tank — Cem omitted for now (Ca-tank pH already in target via citric).
topraq-cu — On opening buds → petal burn; also kills Bacto-Line.

Total product ~7.1 mL/L. Cem house recipe — empirically validated 2026-05-14 evening at cracking-bud stage. Bacto added in Ca tank without issue. Also applied to all 5 jasmines from leftover tank same evening (app-2026-05-14-jasmines-001) — opportunistic, not stage-prescribed for jasmines.