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Sistersville Wv

this is my first test ever so i need help
ph=5.0
p=57
k=270
ca=2000
mg=373
o.m.=not listed
zn=not listed
cu=not listed
mn=not listed

available k ca mg h bs
meq/100g 0.3 5.0 1.6 9.8 17
%sat. 2 30 9 59 41
l.r.4.9

11/10/2004 7:02:35 PM

Warwood

First of all, nice to see another WV grower, I'm from north of Wheeling in Warwood, WV. You need to get your pH up near 2 points. Add 50# of lime per 1000 sq. ft. to get your pH up one point. In your case add 100#/1000 sq, ft. It will also bring up your Mg and Ca. Add some soft rock phosphate or bone meal to get your P higher as well. You want a 1:3:15 ratio of K:Mg:Ca. I would add about 5 yds. good compost/1000 sq. ft. also to balance the soil with organic matter or plant 20# winter rye per 1000 sq. ft. for improved organic matter. I'm assuming also that you have the typical clay-type WV soil. DOn

11/10/2004 8:24:36 PM

Mill Creek West by god Virginia

hello pumpkinpatch kid welcome i am also glad to met another west virginia grower im from mill creek west virginia,randolph county ive been to sistersville many times so i just wanted to say welcome! oh how are you fixed for good seeds?if ya need some email me and i can help ya out! god bless ya keith barrett burrhead

11/10/2004 9:50:48 PM

Follansbee, Wv

hmmm, looks like the first official West Virginia Giant Pumpkin Growers Association meeting...lol. Looks like you have the typical Wv low pH high Mg soil. Do not use Dolomitic lime! Just trust me on that! Use calcitic lime. Looks like the convoy to the weigh-off might be growing Don. Hey, by the way Don, do you have any relatives that work at the Northern Regional Jail in Moundsville? I know a guy that works there with the same name as yours. Just wondering.

11/11/2004 12:32:14 AM

Follansbee, Wv

One other thing pumpkinpatchkid, stop using WVU for soil samples. I think we have discussed this via e-mail tho :)

11/11/2004 12:35:43 AM

Mill Creek West by god Virginia

wvgpga sounds like it has a good ring monty! one day we will have one im trying, got some good ideas, look out and into the future! burrhead

11/11/2004 11:27:47 PM

Sistersville Wv

it does have a good ring burrhead, you keep trying

11/12/2004 6:08:45 AM

Ctpumpkin@optonline.net

I'm not a West Virginian, but with Magnesium levels like that, I'd wager Calcitic Limestone is probably available in your area. The Potash can also come up a bit.

I'd start with 150 lbs Calcitic Lime and 5 lbs of Sulfate of Potash per 1000 sq ft tilled.

11/12/2004 7:08:30 AM

Follansbee, Wv

Believe it or not Steve, calcitic lime is extremely difficult to find here! Everybody carries dolomite. The problem is, no one around here knows there is a difference between the two. I got dumb looks at every single place I went during my search, and the phrase, "I don't know what you mean." from every place I called (with the exception of the two Lesco stores I called). The one place I found it, didn't know it was any different from the other lime they carry. One was a pulverized dolomitic, the other is a pelletized calcitic. They didn't know there was a difference. Good luck finding Sulfate of Potash too. The closest I could get was Muriate of Potash, which I have asked about in another thread.
By the way, the supplier for calcitic lime I found is Split Rail Feeds in Steubenville, on 7th street (for you growers in my local area).

11/12/2004 7:45:07 AM

Mill Creek West by god Virginia

steve we will make you a honerary west virginian just to say thanks for all youre help and advice! oh monty i found it at both southern states and tractor supply,but i have a buddy who runs a feed store here in mill creek he can get whatever i need so if you ever need hard to find ferts let me know ill locate em and ship em on my dime!

11/13/2004 3:19:27 AM

Sistersville Wv

burrhead i may need to make a run to mill creek to see your buddy. i dont recall seeing any ferts like that around here, but i will be looking to see what i can find. you know that 1500 pounder is going to need something to eat next year. lol

11/13/2004 8:14:55 AM

Mill Creek West by god Virginia

pumpkinpatch kid i would look forward to meeting you heck along with ferts ide fix ya up with cooffe and dinner!hey just let me know if you dont have any luck finding what you want and i will see what i can do godbless you keith barrett burrhead ps you get a 1500 pounder i will be first to shake youre hand in youre patch i beleive its possible good luck

11/13/2004 6:52:36 PM

Follansbee, Wv

Thanks for the offer Keith, very generous indeed. Hopefully, I will have better luck come spring. Appearantly, most places around here stop carrying certain products once their spring/summer supply runs out. Maybe I'll make a side trip to Mill Creek next time I'm in Sistersville. My job sometimes takes me that way.

11/14/2004 8:28:54 AM

Mill Creek West by god Virginia

monty anytime youre down this way call me ill be proud to buy ya a cupp of joe and dinner! 335-3118

11/14/2004 9:49:50 PM

Follansbee, Wv

Wow, I just looked up Mill Creek. It won't be a Sistersville trip that brings me that way! I do some work at A. B. College in Philippi every now and then, that's a little closer to you than Sistersville. Occassionally, I have to overnight there. Next time I do, I'll look you up.

11/15/2004 1:01:12 PM

Mill Creek West by god Virginia

monty ab is located in philippi! just about 45 miles from me,next time you are there ya better call and ill save ya a hotel bill gurantee ya food will be better! burrhead

11/16/2004 12:31:46 AM