Soil Preparation and Analysis
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Subject: Soil Test Analysis
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Farmer Braun |
St. Louis, MO
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I got my soil test back from A&L Labs. Any recomendations would be greatly appreciated. The bed is about 600 sq ft.
All amounts are in LB/Acre unless otherwise stated.
PH 6.9 P 182 K 420 Ca 8548 Mg 376 S 1766 B 5.6 Cu 15.2 Fe 344 Mn 396 Zn 35.4 Na 62
OM % 5.3 ENR 150
CCEC 19.3 meq/100g
%K 2.6 %Ca 87.5 %Mg 7.5 %H 1.5 %Na 0.7
K:Mg 0.34 I believe the Mg is on the low side. Any thoughts?
I try to stay organic.
Thanks, Paul
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10/27/2004 11:39:53 PM
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Duster |
San Diego
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your calcium is off the charts! heheh along with your iron and mangenese. I'm not sure if they can be toxic, but they are way high:) ph is great though, organic matter ok. with your calcium so high, your ratio of magnesium, potassium, calcium is off. Not sure what to do about it, any experts know? Best wishes, jimmy
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10/28/2004 12:26:42 AM
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Duster |
San Diego
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forgot to say zinc is way high too.
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10/28/2004 12:27:25 AM
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Stan |
Puyallup, WA
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With an Iron reading of 344, I'd say that you must be growing on a bed of rusty nails! Should produce some mighty "heavy" pumpkins! :>)
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10/28/2004 12:40:38 AM
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southern |
Appalachian Mtns.
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Hmmm.....I keep seeing others soil test results but mine are much different, and no terribly devastating effects this year...unless alot of splits is abnormal, but that was quite prevalent with many folks. These *are* correct. They've been done numerous times in 2004 and always about the same.
Soil test results of July 12, 2004
Patch #1...in parts per million (ppm)
pH= 6.82 N= 7323 P= 2557 K= 2880 Calcium= 15,245 Magnesium= 2491 Sulphur= 2812 Iron= 6109 Manganese= 374 Zinc= 83.6 Copper= 47.5 Boron= 12.8 Sodium= 725 Soluble salts= 165 Carbon:Nitrogen ratio= 16:73
Patch #2
pH= 6.63 N= 3080 P= 1241 K= 1113 Calcium= 8772 Magnesium= 1422 Sulphur= 1441 Iron= 5497 Manganese= 170 Zinc= 42.2 Copper= 23.9 Boron= 5.66 Sodium= 319 Soluble salts= 118 C:N= 15:96 Carbon= 49,149
Forgot to note that Patch #1 carbon is 122,540
Front yard....
pH= 5.45 N= 1776 P= 268 K= 283 Calcium= 1911 Magnesium= 401 Sulphur= 270 Iron= 2963 Manganese= 183 Zinc= 8.73 Copper= 3.44 Boron= 2.89 Sodium= 166 Soluble salts= 33 C:N= 12:10 Carbon= 21,491
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10/28/2004 1:44:58 AM
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Tremor |
Ctpumpkin@optonline.net
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I'd apply about a pound of K20 & grow grow grow!
Add some more organic materials too. Aged Horse would do it.
Some growers are blessed. Farmer Braun is one.
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10/28/2004 8:08:09 AM
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