| |
|
Entry Date
|
Nick Name
|
Location
|
|
Monday, April 08, 2013
|
|
P and P (Pilot and Pumpkin Grower)
|
Issaquah, WA
|
 |
Entry 8 of 148 |
 |
|
|
|
After talking to a number of other growers and looking over the other information we had collected we began formulating a plan for our soil. Regardless of the soil test we knew we needed to add some sand for drainage. We got our test results back from A&L Labs and discovered a few other problems.
P- 491ppm
K-346ppm
Ca-3485ppm
Mg-549ppm
%k 4.4
%Ca 73.2
%Mg 22.4
K:Mg 0.19
Ca:Mg 3.27
CEC 18.8
ORGANIC MATTER 33.0%
Our Phosphorus and organic matter are through the roof. Our patch has been built on yards and yards of Cedar Grove Booster Blend. Water on the other hand doesn't seem to go very far in our patch. It rains or gets watered then turns into a black muddy mess instead of draining off. Doing the dig a hole and fill it with water test. We pour in the water and it hardly goes anywhere. The cedar grove compost seems very susceptible to soil compaction.
|
|
|
