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Frankfort Ohio

i need help with soil sample i have added about 1.5 in of composted cow manure since sample was taken
organic matter 2.0
nitrate-n ppm 11
p1 phosphorus ppm 11
p2 phosphorus ppm 29
potassium ppm 129
magnesium ppm 240
sulfur ppm 18
zink ppm 1.0
manganese ppm 4
iron ppm 14
copper ppm 0.9
boron ppm 0.8
calcium ppm 1919
sodium ppm 13
soluble salts mmhos/cm 0.2
p.h 7.9 my patch is 7200 sq feet 60 x 120 if that is right

3/21/2009 1:25:16 PM

Frankfort Ohio

forgot to add
percent base saturation
k 2.8%
mg 16.7%
ca 80.0 %

3/21/2009 1:28:37 PM

South East

Jed, You need to correct your ph, you can use peat moss, wich adds om, and garden sulfur, wich will boost your sulfur levels to. Nitro in a slow release form, like bloodmeal, alfa alfa meal, cottonseedmeal etc. Phosphorus you could use bone meal, soft rock phosphate.
Next to that pottasium sulfate for K wich has to go up to balance your percent base saturation. If you can bring it up to between 5 and 8% that would be good. Some ironite, and or azomite to increase iron and the minor elements and trace minerals wouldent hurt either.
I,d do another test after all of this to see what the compost did you added to.
good luck

3/23/2009 8:06:01 AM