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Chapel Hill, NC

What PH do yall like to keep your soil? Mine got tested at 5.6 and added lime couple weeks ago. I'm going to wait until around March and get a retest but looking to see what my target should be.

11/29/2016 10:09:25 AM

Billerica,Massachusetts

6.5 - 7.0

11/29/2016 11:47:59 AM

NE Arkansas

How much lime did you add? Per square ft?

11/29/2016 11:52:25 PM

simpson,KS

6.5 - 7.0 Wood ashes will bring it up too.

11/30/2016 9:31:54 PM

Owensboro, Ky.

Crank up the fire side chat!! LOL It works for me & my twins!! Peace, Wayne

12/1/2016 12:57:58 AM

Chapel Hill, NC

Soil test recommended .7 ton per acre. My plot is 65x65. I added 135lbs of lime

12/1/2016 7:33:48 AM

NE Arkansas

I feel like you will end up putting double that to get close to 7...

12/1/2016 9:54:47 AM

Chapel Hill, NC

Yeah I was wondering, maybe 100 more lbs and do another test say first part of march? What yall think?

12/1/2016 11:17:53 AM

The North Coast

It sounds like you followed their recommendations. You're probably close enough for right now.

12/1/2016 5:55:57 PM

SW Ohio

I think the 316 Edwards was grown in ph of around 5.8. My 296.5 was grown in 7.2. I think the range is pretty big for melons

12/1/2016 8:48:18 PM

Marshall, MI

The 267 Edwards was grown in 5.8 ph
The 316 Edwards was grown in 7.6 ph

12/2/2016 8:24:24 AM

Bowdon, GA

4200 sqft patch. Heres my guess 235 pounds of lime should bring sandy soil up to 7.4 and solid clay up to 6.1. So probablly 6.7 is a good guess for the average soil texture. I can depend on OM in the soil to. If OM is in the 17-20% range you can add a few hundred pounds of lime and the ph be the same in 6 months. From trial and error I've found that ph is more stable in the 5-7% OM range.

12/2/2016 3:33:30 PM

Bowdon, GA

I wouldn't worry about adding to much lime to a clay soil with a 5.6 ph, especially if your adding OM to break it up. Your Ca:Mg ratio will determine what type of lime you should use. You can even mix different types to really hone it in. Starting with a low ph can be an advantage because you can really load up on Ca and Mg as you balance ph.

12/2/2016 3:38:10 PM

Bowdon, GA

I have asked the ph question on here a few times. I noticed that the range is wide but most of the biggest melons were grown near the 7.5 range.

12/2/2016 3:43:17 PM

Chapel Hill, NC

om?

12/2/2016 5:15:32 PM

Piqua, Ohio

organic matter

12/2/2016 6:16:00 PM

Home of happy lil plants

I still haven't sent my soil test off I'm veryyyyy curious where I end up, I've been 6.3 And also been 8.4(yes thats an 8) before

12/2/2016 10:08:47 PM