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Cincinnati, Oh

still new at these soil sample results so need some help understanding what I need to do to get my patch in balance.

pH water extract 6.1
pH smp buffer 6.5
pH CaCl 5.5
soluble salt 0.55
lime 0.0
%om 6.2
nitrate 76
ammonium 9
phosphorus p 100 p bray 120
k 358
s 41
Ca 4252....not sure how I got this so high
Mg 531
Na 125
Zn 10.8
cu 1.2
Mn 16
Fe 81
B 3.8

CEC 11
percent base saturation 302
TBS%100

Ca % of CEC 192
Mn % of CEC 40
K % of CEC 8
Na % of CEC 5

thanks in advance for any help

9/29/2014 3:56:15 PM

Colorado

Overall #'s look balanced.Sure Ca++ is high but not terrible relative to Mg. and sodium is a little high.Sodium will leave with watering.You may want to lime a little in spring to keep ph from going lower-I'm out west so cant advise you there.You may want to amend more to keep soil loft and drainage good. Peat moss,cocoa fiber ,some composted manure.

10/1/2014 6:55:05 PM

Cincinnati, Oh

thx cojoe....plan on adding a couple yards of compost manure this fall and till in a couple bags of mulched leaves

10/2/2014 2:31:41 PM