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Western PA

This is my first soil analysis done by A&L Labs. Any help would be appreciated.

PH 7.3
Organic matter- 5.5%
nitrogen-21ppm
phosphorus (Weak bray)-59ppm
phosphorus (NaHCO3-P)66ppm
potassium -326ppm
magnesium -121 ppm
calcium 1542ppm
sodium 46ppm
sulfur 23ppm
zinc 4.8ppm
manganese 6ppm
iron 26ppm
copper 2.2 ppm
boron .9ppm

Percent Cation Saturation(computed)
k 8.6%
Mg 10.2%
Ca 79.2%
Na 2.0 %

Recomendations: nitrogen 1.2 lb. per 1000 ft.
sulfur .3 lb. per 1000 ft.

A few other things I'm not sure about are : 9.7 CEC
and a box has a L in it and below the box it says EX. Lime.
Also a box has a .2 in it and below the box is ECe.
Thank you for the help.
Lee

11/23/2009 5:07:45 PM

Ctpumpkin@optonline.net

CEC is cation exchange capacity. Roughly, it's the potential field capacity of your soil. Sand is low. Clay is high.

Adding organic matter improves the CEC of sandier soils.

Your test results look good. I would add 4" of compost then till it in.

11/24/2009 5:03:22 PM

Western PA

Thanks Tremor,
Lee

11/25/2009 3:07:09 PM

Colorado Springs, CO

So true, that adding a rich and mature compost material as always being the easiest, simplest and fastest remedy to bringing any convoluted mix of soil elements into a renewed sense of....balance.

Leave it to the worms and infinite microbes to do what they do best, that is, to produce a viable growing medium for plants !

11/25/2009 10:14:21 PM