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Brooklyn Corner, Nova Scotia

Last fall I was looking pretty good and I made the necessary amendments to bring up my ph as well as NPK levels. The two plants in my main patch were looking healthy but very slow growing so I sent a soil sample away and the results surprised me. Needless to say I'm not pleased. Any help or suggestions would be very appreciated, thanks.

ph- 6.5
Organic matter- 21.2%
P205- 243
K20- 636
Ca- 5334
Mg- 578
Na- 104
Sulfur- 3168
Fe- 130
Mn- 37
Cu- 1.62
Zn- 8.7
B- 2.37
CEC- 35.8
Base Sat.- K- 3.8%
Ca- 75.2%
Mg- 13.5%
Na- 1.3%
H- 6.3%

7/4/2008 11:55:20 AM

South East

are you sure it isnt the weather slowing down your plants?
soiltemp, rain, cool?

7/4/2008 1:41:37 PM

Brooklyn Corner, Nova Scotia

That's what I thought the problem was, lots of rain here and not many hot sunny days. What has be puzzled is how the P205 and K20 levels decreased so much and the Ca is over 5000. Last fall my P205 was 510 and K20 was 2008. Mg has stayed almost the same and sulfur went from 43 to 3168. I happy with the OM and ph. I don't know- should I worry?

7/4/2008 1:59:18 PM

South East

i,m no expert, but i think you soil is fine. bad weather has been your problem. More sun, hotter days and nights and your plant wil speed up, no doubt.

7/4/2008 3:13:29 PM

Brooklyn Corner, Nova Scotia

Thanks for your input, I appreciate it.

7/5/2008 8:32:35 AM