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Ont (jjb22hornet@hotmail.com)

I had two soil tests done and this is the information that I got back.

Soil Test Area #1

[P] (lb/a) 40
PH 6.9
[Ca] (lb/a) 6800
[Mg] (lb/a) 204
[K] (lb/a) 165
CEC (meq/100g) [Computed] 15.6

Approximate % Base Saturation (computed)
% Ca 91.7
% Mg 5.5
% K 1.4
% H 1.5

Soil Test Area #2

[P] (lb/a) 15
PH 6.3
[Ca] (lb/a) 6400
[Mg] (lb/a) 206
[K] (lb/a) 160
CEC (meq/100g) [Computed] 17

Approximate % Base Saturation (computed)
% Ca 83.2
% Mg 5
% K 1.2
% H 10.5

Test Area #2 was recomender that I add 400lbs Calcium/1 acre and 1 tons of Limestone/1 acre.

I would like some help in understanding where I am at with my soil. Any help in understanding this or recomendations for what I should add would be much appreciated.

Thanks, Justin

11/22/2008 1:00:53 AM

Farmville, Virginia (mfowler@hsc.edu)

Justin, it seems your pH is right on target in patch #1. It could improve in patch #2 but it isn't all that bad now.
Your calcium levels are through the roof. I'm not sure this is necessarily a bad thing but usually recommendations are for calcium levels to run around 3400 ppm give or take. How big are your patches? I would maybe add a little limestone to patch #2 but that would be all. Just my opinion.

12/28/2008 1:24:38 AM