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Morbid

Falconer,New York

Here is my first soil test. Anyone have any suggestions on what adjustments I might need.

Organic Matter    5.9
Phosphorus    
weak bray    134
strong bray    143
Potassium (K)    416
Magnesium (Mg)    134
Calcium (Ca)    1401
Sodium (Na)    11
Ph    6.8
C.E.C meq/100g    9.2
% Base Saturation    
K %    11.6
Mg %    12.1
Ca %    75.8
H %    0.0
Na %    0.5
Nitrate-N (FIA)    9 ppm
Sulfer (S)    18 ppm
Zink (Z)    20.6 ppm
Manganese (Mn)    7 ppm
Iron (Fe)    55 ppm
Copper(Cu)    12.7 ppm
Boron (B)    0.8 ppm
Excess Lime Rate    L
Soluble Salts    0.1 mmhos/cm

1/2/2009 9:08:18 PM

Frank and Tina

South East

I think it looks really good morbid, you should be able to grow a nice pumpkin in that soil.
If youd wonna make sligt changes i,d suggest to look at base saturation. A bit more calcium, in the form of gypsum, wich would boost your low sulfur ppm to, to get the ca% up to 80% and maybe a tat of magnsium like epsom salt, but just a tat.
But even without any changes it woul be a nice soil to grow on.

1/2/2009 9:51:56 PM

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