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Monday, May 07, 2007 Tremor Ctpumpkin@optonline.net

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Soil test results are in.

pH 6.4
P 200+ #/A
K 238 #/A
Ca 1322 #/A
Mg 223 #/A
CEC 4.5 (Yikes!)
Calculated Values:
K 6.8%
Ca 73%
Mg 21%........not ideal but the prior amendments will help
Micros:
Fe 98 #/A
Mn 7 #/A
Zn 3.5 #/A
Cu 2.7 #/A

Percent Organic Matter = 3.4%

So....added 20 lbs Humic Acid

Here is the patch after being tilled twice. A friend of ours dumped four yards of four year old cow manure. Matt & Tom spread it but now we need to till it under & finish grade the new patch.
 



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