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Subject:  My First 'Real' Soil test

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Lawmen

Vancouver, White Rock, Canada

Any advice / recommendations from someone who knows more than I (if you're reading this, you know more than I) would be greatly appreciated...

Ph    7.2
Nitrogen (N)     80+ PPM / >320 lbs/acre
Phosphorous (P)     60+ PPM / >120 lbs/acre
Potassium (K)     600+ PPM / >1200 lbs/acre
EC    2.97 (dS/m)
OM %    6.4%
Sulphate    20+ PPM / >80 lbs/acre
Calcium     6720 PPM
Magnesium    729 PPM
Iron     104 PPM
Copper     4.67 PPM
Zinc      39.4 PPM
Boron     1.4 PPM
Manganese    24.5 PPM
Chloride    88.5 PPM
Base Saturation     <100%
Ca    <79.7%
Mg    <14.2%
Na    <2.4%
K    >3.7%
Total Extractable Cations    >42.1 meg/100g

4/11/2005 8:13:23 PM

Tremor

Ctpumpkin@optonline.net

If it were fall 2004 I would have other things to say. But it's 2 weeks from planting time in Spring '05 so.....Add 2 lbs of potash from Sulfate of Potash (4 lbs of 0-0-50 per 1000 sq ft & not one ounce more! LOL)

4/11/2005 9:41:20 PM

North Shore Boyz

Mill Bay, British Columbia

James, what were the recommendations from the Lab? They always include that on the bottom. Call me.

Glenn

4/14/2005 11:04:07 AM

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