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Sage, Arkansas

The kids and I just got back our latest soil samples from 2 patches. Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated.
#1
PH 7.3
OM 5.1
CEC 16
Base Sat 87.4
K sat 4.0
Mg sat 11.4
Na sat .4
P 588
K 489
Ca 4540
Mg 433
Na 30
Fe 139
NO3-N 40
SO4-S 47
Mn 283
Cu 4.4
Zn 43.6
B 2.2

#2
PH 7.3
OM 1.9
CEC 25
Base Sat 91.9
K sat 1.1
Mg sat 1.6
Na sat .2
P 221
K 219
Ca 8775
Mg 92
Na 22
Fe 99
NO3-N 17
SO4-S 3096
Mn 142
Cu 3.5
Zn 8.3
B 3.6

9/20/2005 5:59:04 PM

Phoenix, AZ

What I see right off is an excessive amount of Mn to Fe. Could cause Fe deficiency. Might want to look into that one.

Sheesh! Mn is a micro. How did you get so much in there?

9/21/2005 11:48:22 PM

Picton,ON (j.vincent@xplornet.ca)

You have lots of nutrients here, but you need organic matter. I would try to get as much as you can, in this fall, lots of leaves and or a cover crop if possible. If you can afford lots of peat moss would be possitive as well.

9/22/2005 9:32:54 PM

Puyallup, WA

CountryKid is correct....more manure and leaves. I cannot believe that your SO4-S is correct...mine is 15 ppm. If it is...you'd better not fart near your patch or the entire patch might go up in flames! ;>)

9/24/2005 5:30:55 PM

Fremont, California

also notice that in the second patch you have only 1.9 organic matter. the leaves should help with that too.

9/25/2005 10:03:54 AM