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Monday, April 15, 2013
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P and P (Pilot and Pumpkin Grower)
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Issaquah, WA
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Jeff allowed the samples to dry out for a couple days. Some of the labs want a dry sample for testing and others do not. As you can see there are three different samples of dirt. We decided to send off the original dirt and Kent Valley dirt for individually to A&L Labs in Memphis. We send out blended samples (2 parts Original dirt, 1 part sand, 1 part Kent Valley dirt) to Western Labs and the Rodale Institute for testing. We created this representative sample based on the proportions of dirt we added to our pumpkin patch. The original dirt (Cedar Grove Booster Blend) is about 8-12 deep throughout the patch. We added equal portions of Kent Valley dirt and sand. Based on our calculations we would be adding about 4.5 inches of new combined dirt.
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