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SE Minnesota

My patch/garden is apprx 1 acre, thus two tests

first
Organic 4.5%
pH 7.0
Phos 59
K 144
Cal 1676
Mg 349

second
Organic 4.1%
pH 7.1
Phos 37
K 159
Cal 1574
Mg 362

What does one need to add?

Thanks in advance
Jim

10/12/2008 11:52:20 AM

Upstate S.C.

Looks pretty good buck, Only thing that jumps out to me is PH needs to come down just alittle. Pumpkins like soil alittle on the acicd side 6.8,6.7 . Organic matter needs to be over 5% which is fairly easy with compost and manure. What I have said is what great growers usally SHOOT for haveing said that your soil still looks real good. I THINK, but then again what do I know.

10/12/2008 8:52:48 PM

South East

jim, try working on your organic matter, and raise both Phosphorus and pottasium. bone meal, and sulphur of potasch. whats your cation percent saturation?

10/12/2008 10:50:04 PM

SE Minnesota

thanks for the input, did not ge the cation percent.
I will definately add the manure and compost.

What kind of rate for the bone meal and sulphur of potasch? does one do this in the fall or wait til spring?

thanks again

jim

10/12/2008 11:02:30 PM

Sheridan . NY

JIM everything is low and needs to come up--ph is perfect--do compost now put it to bed---and more in spring and use ammends like from C&J PRODUCTS--craig

10/13/2008 8:28:43 AM

Going Green

11/5/2008 10:06:35 PM