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Soil pH: 7.2
Organic Matter: 6.6%
CEC: 22.3
K Saturation: 3.8%
Mg Saturation: 23.2%
Ca Saturation: 67.4%
Na Saturation: 0.8%
K/Mg Ratio: 0.6
Ca/Mg Ratio: 7.2
Phosphorus: 73 ppm
Potassium: 396 ppm
Magnesium: 705 ppm
Calcium: 5102 ppm
Sulfur: 197 ppm
Boron: 1.2 ppm
Copper: 2.8 ppm
Iron: 171 ppm
Manganese: 53 ppm
Zinc: 9.3 ppm
Sodium: 42 ppm
Soluble Salts: 0.70 mmhos/cm
Nitrate-N: 23ppm

Thanks!

5/4/2013 7:24:10 PM

North of FRANCE

pumpkindad, look to increase your phosphorous level with bonemeal or something high in P. what is your soil, clay?

5/5/2013 2:40:25 AM

Paradise Mountain, New York

I would leave the phosphorus alone. If anything, increase your Potash.. get it up to around 10 percent

5/5/2013 5:57:30 AM

Illinois

Yes - we're in a high clay area. Thing is, it is old farmland so I'm not sure why the soil isn't better.

What about the Magnesium? Seems *really* high to me. Is there a way to leech some of it out of the ground? Or do I just need to mix in a lot of compost and organic matter and let time do the rest?

5/5/2013 7:20:54 AM

Illinois

I hit the area with fish fertilizer today. Really the only big problem remaining is the high Mg level. Wish I knew how to lower it.

5/5/2013 7:01:38 PM

Colorado

Your calcium to mag ratio is 7.2 to 1. Thats pretty close to the ideal of 6.5/1.Your mag level is good.You can add monoammonium phosphate for the phos. Lower your ph with elemental sulfur.Overall good looking soil test.

5/6/2013 1:34:52 AM