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Here are my soil test Results From Sept 24 2004.

Organic Matter 2.8
Bicarb 45 (High)
Bray P-1 102 ( very High)
K-PMM 96 ( Medium )
MG - PPM 140 ( Low )
Ca- PPM 3150 ( Very High )
NA- PPM 13 ( Very Low )
PH 7.8
CEC meg/100 KG 17.2
% K 1.4
% MG 6.8
% CA 91.5
% NA 0.3
SULFUR 21 ( Very High)
Zinc 6.1 ( High)
Maganese 57 ( Very High)
Iron 89 ( very High)
Copper 1.8 ( High)
Boron 0.6 ( Medium)
Saturation 26 ( Very High)
Aluminum 500
Nitrogen K/mg .21
ENR 40

What would you suggest I add / Minus from my Soil to get
my Numbers were they want to be at?
And how do my Numbers look so far?


Thanks

DaveM

10/2/2004 4:41:58 PM

Canada

On Another Note, One Mistake Ive already made this year
( Before Getting my Soil test results back)

Is I double dug the entire patch and Limed the soil with
Domilicate Granular Limeston as per bag instructed.

My Current PH is 7.8 and it "SHOULD" be in the range of
6.5-6.8 from what I have gathered. By limeing my soil
is this going to raise my PH MAJOURLY?

Is PH something that takes a long time to raise or Lower?

Next test will be done in April. Plants dont go out into patch for another 8 Months so theres still allot of time to make adjustments

Dave

10/2/2004 5:36:41 PM

Ctpumpkin@optonline.net

Did you add the Lime before or after the sample was taken?

Regardless; start looking for a mammoth source of well aged manure.

10/2/2004 8:30:10 PM

Canada

I added the Lime after my soil test, Was told it was help
break down the clay.

10/2/2004 9:44:21 PM

Ctpumpkin@optonline.net

Gyspum woulkd have done that too but without making a bad pH situation much worse than it was.

Whoever gave that advice needs not guide you again.

I would be on the phone Monday looking for a source of aged "non-pH balanced acidic Peat". In the US, our's is trucked down from Canada. So you will be able to find it.

Start the journey here:

http://www.peatmoss.com/

Acidic Peat will gradually decay & add stable organic matter to your soil. During that time, the pH will come down.

You'll also need about 5-7 lbs of Sulfate of Potash per 1000 sq ft. Apply now, till in & test again in the spring. Don't sweat the sulfate in this material. You cannot correct the Potash (K) deficiency any other way that won't also alter the pH further. So let's get it over & done with.

8 months is not a lot of time in the life of a soil. It's less than an eye blink. Your amendments will take years to do their job. So let's get this going before the ground freezes.

10/3/2004 8:37:30 AM

Canada

Tremor,

Thanks for the Information, All these numbers are still new
to me, Half I still have no clue what they mean, I never realized soil numbers were so important and took some time to balance out,

www.peatmoss.com ( thanks for the link )

I'm heading out this afternoon to get some additives for the patch. Thursday I'm getting a load of 3+ Year old piled
cattle manure from a friend of mine so hopefully by next saturday I'll have eberything tilled into place and cove crop planted.

Thanks again

DaveM

10/3/2004 12:31:33 PM