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Wednesday, May 19, 2010 Perriman Warwood

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2010-Patch results in lower garden as of 3/31/2010:
pH- 6.9 perfect
N- 10 Goal:need come up 30 points
P- 29 too low add DAP, goal: 90-100
K- 631 high enough but will add Potassium sulfate
Mg- 251 come up some to add epsom salts
Ca- 3375 Good enough no additions here
Boron- 0.8 maybe a pinch of Borax in one of my drenches
Mn- 7.1 could come up a little, my additions of Manzeb and Symspray should increase it enough
Zn- 9.0 Zn-DL from agro-K should get it up
Cu- 0.6 Kocide sprays this season will increase it
Fe- 1.8 Way low- will spray iron or add ironite before tilling whole patch
Sulfur- 50.1 plenty
K%- 7.9 Goal: increase to 10%
Mg%- 10.0 Goal: increase to 19%
Ca%- 82.2 Goal: balance to 65%
CEC- 20.6 Great as is

Happy with overall results
 



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