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Mpls

Well my fall soil test is done, I did dig down so I know I have more organic matter up high but I am on pure sand and added alot of horse manure last year...planning on doing the same with some leaves and possibly even ashes from my fire. Any help would be great, the patch is 45x75 I have alot of 3-4 yr old horse manure available! Thanks Travis

PH 7.2
OM 4.2
N Nitrate 36ppm
P1 Phosphorus 391
Water soluble P 22
P2Phosphorus 392
Bicarbon 115
Potasium 374
water soluble K 83
Calcium 3100
Water soluble ca 191
Magnesium 412
water soluble mg 61
sulfur 14
water soluble S 13
Zinc 11.2
Manganesse 6
Iron 50
Copper 1.1
Boron .7
sodium 54
Water soluble NA 45
Soluble salts .2
Excess Lime RT L
CEC 11.2

Base Saturation
K 4.8%
Mg 17.0%
CA 77%
H 0%
Na 1.2%

Think Im close just need a little tweaking any help would be greatly appreciated! Travis

11/9/2009 7:40:30 PM

Cedar Lake, IN.

I do't know about your soil test but that pumpkin could of use a larger skid LOL.

11/10/2009 7:56:55 AM

Mpls

Yes yes it could of, and being a landscaper I definetly had some large pallets too! I will have to make one that goes over the wheel wells of the truck though!

11/10/2009 7:31:22 PM

milford, CT,

Matercraftx2..4.2 OM...Add some Leaf Compost or Aged Manure..
This Fall..My guess ..start with @ 2 yds per planting site..retest in the spring..Mark

11/13/2009 3:56:04 PM

Ctpumpkin@optonline.net

Sage advice from Mark to which I'd add 7 lbs SOP if using cow manure, 3 lbs if using horse. Give or take.

11/13/2009 7:36:18 PM

Anamosa, IA BPIowegian@aol.com

If you are on sand, you will likely have to add a lot of manure & leaves every year to keep the OM level up. There is just too much pore space in the sand, allowing so much oxygen in the soil that the microbes will basically eat the carbon and exhale CO2 into the atmosphere. That is why most native sandy soils don't build up much OM under natural conditions. If you can find some good silty black soil to add to that sand you can help things out some. The silt will hold more water and fill up some of the pore space.

11/14/2009 7:03:53 AM

Mpls

Nice thanks, yah Im gunna be putting some old horse manure in, leaves and grass, I dig it out and stir it all up with the bobcat about 1.5 feet deep so then it gets an even consistency! Thanks mark for your seed, that plant was crazy but I lost my main so I only got a 600 pounder on a side!

11/15/2009 1:53:09 PM