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Madera, CA

I am going to grow AG in two seperate places next season. One is small but in an area I can provide shade and misters in our hot dry climate of Central California. The second is where I grow my vegetable garden each year and is located where a Pecan orchard had been for many years.

Location 1
Organic Matter - 2.2%
Nitrogen - 69 ppm
Phosphorus Weak Break- 27 ppm
Phosphorus NaHCO3P - 30 ppm
Potassium - 145 ppm
Magnesium - 378 ppm
Calcium - 2737 ppm
Sodium - 131 ppm
Sulfur - 61 ppm
Zinc - 2.8 ppm
Manganese - 24 ppm
Iron - 17 ppm
Copper - 2.6 ppm
Boron - .4 ppm
Chloride - 0

Percent Cation Saturation
K - 2.1%
Mg - 17.5%
Ca - 77.1%
Na - 3.2%

ECe - 1.3
CEC 17.7
Ex. Lime L
pH 7.2

Soil Fertility Guidelines (rate: lb/1000 sq ft)
Phosphate - 1.0
Potash - 3.5

Location 2
OM - .8%
Nitrogen - 2 ppm
Phosphorus Weak Break - 13 ppm
Phosphorus NaHCO3P - 25 ppm
Potassium - 67 ppm
Magnesium - 262 ppm
Calcium - 979 ppm
Sodium - 23 ppm
Sulfur - 1 ppm
Zinc - .3 ppm
Manganese - 7 ppm
Iron - 9 ppm
Copper - .5 ppm
Boron - .1 ppm
Chloride - 0

Percent Cation Saturation
K - 2.3%
Mg - 29.1%
Ca - 65.8%
Na - 1.3%

ECe - 0.3
CEC - 7.4
Ex. Lime - L
pH - 6.9

Soil Fertility Guidlines (rate: lb/1000 sq ft)
Nitrogen - 2.7
Phosphate - 1.0
Potash - 4.0
Sulfur - 0.7

Any advice?

10/11/2010 10:55:30 AM

Madera, CA

I should add I have been saving up lawn clippings and oak and Liquid Amber Leaves. I also have access to horse and cow manure and old hay bales for free.

10/11/2010 11:26:13 AM

Cedar Lake, IN.

If you are rototiling add horse and/or cow compost, about 4 inches, Then rototil it. Next spring have a soil test done and see if your Ca,K, and OM have increased.

10/11/2010 5:42:54 PM