Soil Preparation and Analysis
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Subject: help with soil test results
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big orange pumpkin growing |
Oliphant Fce. PA.
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soil ph is 6.2 phosphate is 1095,potash is 617 magnesium is 710 calcium 6511. acidity is 2.8 k0.7 mg1.8 ca 11.7 cec 17.0 k 3.9 mg 10.5 ca is 69.1 Im not sure what i should apply to amend they said add calcitic limestone. let me know what you think I should do.
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5/5/2007 6:08:46 PM
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Tremor |
Ctpumpkin@optonline.net
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"Yes" to the Calcitic limestone. You don't need more Magnesium & that's what you get with regular dolomitic limestone.
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5/6/2007 1:04:52 AM
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HotPumpkin (Ben) |
Phoenix, AZ
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Marty,
Can you retype that. Can't get what you are saying by the way you wrote it.
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5/8/2007 12:07:58 AM
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big orange pumpkin growing |
Oliphant Fce. PA.
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SOIL PH 6.2 PHOSPHATE 1095 POTASH 617 MAGNESIUM 710 CALCIUM 6511 ACIDITY 2.8 Heres what I have on my test they said add calcitic limestone and I did that, and they said I need 75lb/a nitrogen.
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5/9/2007 5:07:54 PM
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HotPumpkin (Ben) |
Phoenix, AZ
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What up with P? I understand from my soil doc that you need to maintain at least a 20:1 ration of P:Zn. That would put your Zn at 50 ppm. Wow!
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5/9/2007 7:56:52 PM
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Boy genius |
southwest MO
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This is planting season... Plant in it!! Read up in the fall and winter. Just give them plants lots of attention and you will have a blast!!
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5/9/2007 8:54:16 PM
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