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            | MastaGardener | 
            
               Chesterfield, MO 
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               The test results below were performed by Western Laboratories. (NOTE - sample dried approximately 1 week before being anaylzed).  Any suggestions would be much appreciated!  I'm hoping to make some amendments in the next week or so over Spring Break.  Thanks!
  Western Laboratories, Inc. Lab Number  pH-Soil: 7.3 Slightly Basic  Soluble Salts: 0.21 Normal  % Lime: 0.3 Potential Sealing  % Organic Matter: 9.10 Very High  Nitrates-ppm: 6 Very Low  Ammonium-ppm: 2 Phosphorus-ppm: 75 Potassium-ppm: 430 High Sulfate-ppm: 20 Calcium-ppm: 4368 Very High  Magnesium-ppm: 595 High Sodium-ppm: 35 OK Zinc-ppm: 17.2 Very High Copper-ppm: 2.3 Adequate Manganese-ppm: 3 Low  Iron-ppm: 70 Adequate  Boron-ppm: 1.6 High  
  Texture: Loamy Sand   Cation Exchange Capacity - CEC: 8 Percent Base Saturation: 351 Calcium-% of CEC: 273 Magnesium-% of CEC: 62  Potassium-% of CEC: 14 Sodium-% of CEC: 2     Ratio Ideal Yours Evaluation Recommendations  N:S = 0:1 Ca:Mg = 7:1 Ca:K pH >7 = :1 Ca:K pH <7 = 10:1 Ca:P pH >7 = :1 Ca:P pH <7 = 58:1 P:Zn = 4:1 P:Mn = 25:1 P:Cu = 33:1 Zn:Cu = 7:1 Mn:Zn = 0:1 Mn:Cu = 1:1 K:B = 269:1 Mg:K = 1:1
 
 
  
		
				
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            | MastaGardener | 
            
               Chesterfield, MO 
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               Anybody? 
		
				
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               3/12/2007 6:56:07 PM 
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