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Ray, North Dakota

What does everyone like to start out with for Nitrogen in the soil before planting their Atlantic Giants?

3/21/2006 3:35:56 PM

Ctpumpkin@optonline.net

Depends on Percent Organic Matter. But most crops will benefit from a smidgen of soluble N early while waiting for microbes to liberate what mother has in store.

There are really too many variables to generalize about soil applied N.

What's your soil condition herbie?

3/21/2006 10:41:47 PM

Ray, North Dakota

Organic matter is fine because it is fresh breaking along with 4 loads of 15 year old cow manure. pH is high, but I can amend that with sulpher. N is at 28, which the soil test indicated was in the medium range. Phosphates and all the micronutrients are in a good range, but are locked down because of my pH. I figure if I spread some urea to double my N or some ammonium sulphate 21-0-0-24, I can lower my pH in a couple of years. Will too much sulpher make my other veggies taste bad?

3/22/2006 2:05:57 PM

Ctpumpkin@optonline.net

1 lb of N from AS would be good. But no more than that.

3/22/2006 11:08:27 PM

Ray, North Dakota

One pound per what? Square feet?

3/23/2006 12:46:15 PM

Ctpumpkin@optonline.net

No....1 lb of N/1000 so 5 lbs of AS.

3/23/2006 2:04:16 PM

Ray, North Dakota

10-4. How's the weather in Conneticut? Barely melting any snow here.

3/23/2006 3:42:54 PM

Norton, MA

In MA (near CT) we haven't had snow in a month or more! Cold nights still, but today was in the low 50's here!!!!!!!!!!!!! AleX Noel.

3/23/2006 9:00:07 PM

Norton, MA

To correct that first "!". I love snow, the "!" was to emphasize my amazement. Really, the winter was dissapointing, but now it's SPRING! AleX.

3/23/2006 9:04:08 PM

Ctpumpkin@optonline.net

No more snow here. Starting to feel like spring. Peepers were out yesterday & again today.

3/23/2006 10:42:20 PM