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Smaller patch soil test, pretty much the same story, not as high of a ph. Calculations For 1000 sq ft, its only 350 sq ft so I need to do some math:
10 lbs of Elemental Sulfur
10 lbs of K Mag
28.1 lbs of 0-0-50
4.5 lbs of blood meal
25 lbs of Cotton seed meal
4.9 lbs of Ammonium Sulfate
1.5 lbs of super Phosphate
15 lbs of Kelp Meal
0.35 lbs of Borax
0.6 lbs of Copper
2.95 lbs of Manganese Sulfate
1.5 lbs of Zinc Sulfate

Estimate of end result:
Nitrogen 37.8 ppm
Phosphorus 128.2
Potassium 357.3
Calcium 2494 ppm
Magnesium 163.9
Boron 1.1 ppm
Copper 4.3 ppm
Manganese 23.5 ppm
Iron 25 ppm
Sulfur 281.9 ppm
Zinc 15.9 ppm

Might have problems with magnesium this year being so low, I might include Epsom Salts in a regular feeding schedule to avoid a deficiency.

For all of you taking soil samples: Don't use Galvanized shovels to take a sample, it will make you zinc look super high, you can compare the zinc from last falls soil test to now, there is a big difference
 



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