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Thursday, February 14, 2013 MR. T. (team T) Nova Scotia

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hope cut and past works

soil test. #2 is city patch. i'm amazed my toic boron count is down. but even if I make perfect soil I realize now from reseach that the lack of light my patch gets will never let me get over 1000lbs here. :( growing her anyway fun!

Soil test # 1 is from an old garden of my grandparents. that has only had grass for 20 years with hens and geese scratching. Amazing test for new soil. and 100 % of sun light. Will need wind breaks and overhead bird netting and my father's help to water through the week, but if he does water for me, for sure a new PB. and i will do it with a 380 turner


Sample
Number
Lab
Number
Organic
Matter
Phosphorus - P ppm Potassium
K ppm
Magnesium
Mg ppm
Calcium
Ca ppm
Sodium
Na ppm
pH CEC
meq/100g
Percent Base Saturations
Bicarb Bray-P1 pH Buffer % K % Mg % Ca % H % Na
001 42948 6.4 602 H 277 VH 275M 2400M 23 L 6.5 6.9 16.3 4.4 14.1 73.7 7.2 0.6
002 42949 4.3 355 H 256 VH 130 L 1840 H 13 L 7.5 11.0 6.0 9.9 83.8 0.5
Sample
Number
Sulfur
S ppm
Zinc
Zn ppm
Manganese
Mn ppm
Iron
Fe ppm
Copper
Cu ppm
Boron
B ppm
Soluble
Salts
ms/cm
Saturation
%P
Aluminum
Al ppm
Saturation
%Al
Nitrate
Nitrogen
NO3-N ppm
K/Mg
Ratio ENR Field
ID
001 21 VL 49.9 VH 30 H 133 VH 2.7 H 0.5 L 118 H 653 0.2 G 0.31 77
002 11 VL 21.5 VH 48 H 112 VH 3.6 VH 0.5 L 27 H 569 0.0 G 0.61 55
OE VL = VERY LOW, L = LOW, M = MEDIUM, H = HIGH, VH = VERY HIGH, G = GOOD, MA = MARGINAL, MT = MODERATE PHYTO-TOXIC, T = PHYTO-TOXIC, ST = SEVERE PHYTO-TOXIC
SOIL FERTILITY GUIDELINES (lbs/ac)
Sample
Number Crop Yield Goal Lime
Tons/Acre N P2O5 K2O Mg Ca S Zn Mn Fe Cu B
001 Giant Pumpkin 0.0 5 2 3 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0
002 Giant Pumpkin 0.0 5 2 2 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0
 



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