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nOVA sCOTIA

hi everyone, im from nova scotia. I've been growing for two years with a personal best of 798 lbs. I have 1 ton of qypsum ready to be spread on a 50 ft by 50 ft garden. Test results from the NS agricultural college show calcium 221684.591 ppm, k20 0.196%, sulfur 48.805%, conductivity mmhos 2.650, dry matter 98.140%. I was wondering if this is safe to apply & how much should be applied to a patch this size. Calcium levels in the garden are now at 3000 ppm. thank you, merry christmas !

12/17/2007 10:45:36 AM

Windsor, Ontario, Canada

At 3000ppm already, you dont need much.

I assume you Ca levels of 221684.591 ppm is a typo.

For 2500 square feet, I wouldn't add more than 150 lbs or so.

12/17/2007 11:22:20 AM

nOVA sCOTIA

could be a typo.the report does say 221684.591ppm.also,is conductivity a measure of salts.

12/17/2007 11:32:38 AM

Cornwall UK.(50N 5W)300ft.

I think 221684.591 ppm is just a long way of saying 22.1%.

12/17/2007 1:19:07 PM

Windsor, Ontario, Canada

Yeah, it does mean 22.1% because 221684.591/1000000 equals 0.221...22.1%, but it should be somewhere between 3000-4000 ppm, which equates to 0.003, or 0.3%.

So to recap, if all # are right, you are at 22.1% but should be at 0.3%...which is almost 75x what you need. I would call them.

12/17/2007 1:34:43 PM

Windsor, Ontario, Canada

Wait, nevermind, I was not paying attention. Analysis of the gypsum, not soil, duh.

12/17/2007 1:35:36 PM

Windsor, Ontario, Canada

Yeah, go with 150lbs or so.

12/17/2007 1:36:22 PM

Menomonie, WI ([email protected])

So the real question is what is he going to do with the other 1850 lbs :)

12/17/2007 1:47:28 PM

Halifax, Nova Scotia

I bet I could find a place for about 150 pounds of it. Not to keen on the idea of spreading it on top of a foot of snow though.

12/17/2007 1:56:30 PM

Puyallup, WA

Transplant....Just think, you'd be the talk of the neighborhood and farming community!

12/17/2007 3:41:34 PM

Halifax, Nova Scotia

That's just what I need, another reason for the neighbours to talk about me :)

12/17/2007 4:29:42 PM