Soil Preparation and Analysis
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Subject: sulfer ??
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Vader |
western PA
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how much sulfer is too much sulfer. when you add gypsum to the soil, you are adding calcium and sulfer (CaSO4). At what level does the sulfer become a hindrance?
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4/9/2007 12:55:31 PM
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Stan |
Puyallup, WA
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I can attest that it is a "help" when your soil report comes back saying that you have only 9 ppm sulfur!!! However, I cannot figure where all of my sulfur disappeared to as I added 600# of gypsum last year....and the year before that .....and the year before that!!!
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4/10/2007 12:26:46 AM
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Vader |
western PA
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As of last fall my Sulfer was at about 20 ppm. but i do not know how much is too much.
I wanted to toss on a little bit of gypsum now. I put on 1000 lbs of lime last fall and that brought the pH to 7.0 and also brought up the calcium.(will be sending in a soil test this week to tell me what the Ca is). But I thought if the test results allowed me, I would toss on a couple hundred pounds of gypsum. Patch size is 11,000 sq ft. So a couple hundred pounds of gypsum wouldnt do very much. but i still wanted to put it on.
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4/10/2007 8:07:57 AM
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Engel's Great Pumpkins and Carvings |
Menomonie, WI (mail@gr8pumpkin.net)
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Sulfur improves root development in the soil when present in adequate amounts. But excessive use of sulfur can result in phosphate tie-up, which is also needed for proper root development.An excess of sulfur is more of a problem in some locations than a deficit. Acid rain may include sulfur-containing products. The oxidation of large amounts of sulfur makes the soil very acidic, making plant growth difficult. Sounds like if you keep the PH Nuetral..it should not become a problem.
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4/10/2007 9:03:43 AM
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HotPumpkin (Ben) |
Phoenix, AZ
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My soil tests are all consistently over 200 ppm for the last 4 years.
Soil doc has never said anything about it. Of course you have to make sure eveything else is in correct ratios.
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4/10/2007 9:37:29 AM
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CountyKid (PECPG) |
Picton,ON (j.vincent@xplornet.ca)
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My sulfur levels is at 200 PPM and I am adding more sulfur this spring to lower my PH. I have been assured that this won't be a problem
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4/10/2007 8:13:22 PM
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Gads |
Deer Park WA
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We just pile on the cover crops/manure and hope for the best...
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4/11/2007 1:42:59 AM
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turkeyman |
Elk Grove,Ca USA
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See I've been laying low and bam this year sulfur climbs to 502 ppm and copper to 12.5
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4/14/2007 10:42:55 AM
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