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derry n.h u.s.a.

This is what i recived last fall(late oct. 08)
siol ph 6.9 Buffer ph 6.9
N 13ppm
P 32ppm
K 118ppm
Calcium 2092 ppm
Magnesium 267 ppm........OM 7.4%Added about 1000lb of shreded maple leafs early November and tilled in.
Caton Exch Cap 13.6 Meg/100g
Percent base Saturation K=2.1 Mg=14.8 Ca=70.8???????
Micro nutes Are Boron 0.4 Manganese 2.4 Zink 2.2
copper 0.2 Iron 1.9 Sulfur 37.7
extractable aluminum 16ppm
the lead level in soil is low.any advice would be appericheated. thanks .John

4/22/2009 11:57:13 AM

Topsfield, Ma.

John, got a new patch here this season and my test results aren't very far off from yours overall. I see your ????
Percent base saturation K=1.1, Mg =13.4, Ca=85.7 here.
I'll be watching closely to see recommendations.
OM 7.6%, also added about 3 yds shredded maple leaves.
We're working the same patch...LOL!
Shoot me your email sometime,
Duff
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4/22/2009 8:44:41 PM

Garden State Pumpkins

Geeeze Duff...that K is low...wait for the real gurus to respond but I'd definitely kick that up a bit....good to see that duff is going strong...GrowEmBig! Chuck

4/30/2009 7:02:25 PM