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Subject:  here is my new soil test, what should I be doing?

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Tom B

Indiana

I am planning on adding some Pellime to adjust the pH to about 7.0, about 110 lbs CaNO3, 100 lbs P2O5,200 lbs K2O, a few lbs of each, Borate, Zinc, and Copper. Gonna also add some Mn. Is there anything you guys think I am forgeting? This new soil has me fit to be tied!

10800 sq ft by the way.


OM-17.7%
P-Bray 1-67ppm
P-Bray 2-89ppm
K-91ppm
Mg-200ppm
Ca-2650ppm
Na-10ppm
pH-6.5
CEC-17.6
S-18ppm
Zn-5.1ppm
Fe-84ppm
Cu-0.8ppm
B-0.8ppm
Soluable salts 0.1 mmhos/cm
NO3-N- 12ppm
NH4-N- 16ppm
Bicarb-P-33ppm

4/1/2004 12:04:29 AM

Engel's Great Pumpkins and Carvings

Menomonie, WI (mail@gr8pumpkin.net)

Tom with soil like that I would recommend planting sweetcorn. Forget about get any pumpkins of size.... :) I am sure the rest of the growers will agree. Sweet Corn..yep

4/1/2004 1:02:19 AM

BenDB

Key West, FL

You're K is waaaaaaaaaaay low (needs to be around 300 to 350). Your Mg needs to go up too (300). Calcium isn't bad but you could use some more. I'm not to sure about the rest. Most of it look good, like OM, pH isn't bad, CEC is good.

4/1/2004 1:58:06 AM

Tiller

Covington, WA

Go easy with the Boron unless you are into creating mutants. Sweet corn sounds like a good idea, maybe a few 'maters as well.

4/1/2004 3:54:06 PM

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