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Saturday, April 20, 2013
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P and P (Pilot and Pumpkin Grower)
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Issaquah, WA
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My dad, Jeff and I noticed quite a few differences between the results we sent out. The western labs reported a very low organic matter in their results. A&L still reported an organic matter hovering around 30%. We then started looking at other nutrient levels and noticed some discrepancies. While these samples are not comparing exactly the same thing in theory if we have a sample that�s half 30% organic matter and add it to a 0% organic matter material that should give you around 15% right. This began to get us thinking about the accuracy of the soil tests. We started looking around on Big Pumpkins and noticed that this seemed to be an area of some discussion. I made a very rough spreadsheet on the back on some old flight paperwork in between flights while on a trip(Pumpkins can infect your daily life, haha). The results were mixed. This lead Jeff and I to wonder about the results. We decided to do some more testing before adding amendments and fertilizers to our soil. Just to make sure.
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