Soil Preparation and Analysis
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Subject: Soil test results - help please!
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pumpkindad |
Illinois
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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!
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5/4/2013 7:24:10 PM
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steffff |
North of FRANCE
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pumpkindad, look to increase your phosphorous level with bonemeal or something high in P. what is your soil, clay?
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5/5/2013 2:40:25 AM
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PumpkinBrat |
Paradise Mountain, New York
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I would leave the phosphorus alone. If anything, increase your Potash.. get it up to around 10 percent
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5/5/2013 5:57:30 AM
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pumpkindad |
Illinois
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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?
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5/5/2013 7:20:54 AM
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pumpkindad |
Illinois
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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.
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5/5/2013 7:01:38 PM
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cojoe |
Colorado
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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.
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5/6/2013 1:34:52 AM
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