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Thursday, March 15, 2012 northwest rain Salem, Oregon

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So I gave up wood working for the winter and decided if I was to be serious in growing a giant pumpkin and growing one over a thousand pounds, I had better to 2 things. Number 1....Get good seeds.....done.

Number 2.....Read everything I could find about soil and study it. Did it......Here's what changed over the winter and I can't complain.

Garden Patch where I grew the 379 Swearingen 2011
Fall 2011 Spring 2012
pH 7.3 7.0
OM% 6.5% 6.9%
NO3-N 24 12
P 118 208
K 2481 1177
Texture- Loamy Sand Loam
CEC- 8 16

We had over 15 inches of rain and as expected some of the nutrients washed out to help bring everything to being closer in balance. I don't think I could have come closer to the bulleye!
 



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