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Tuesday, April 29, 2008 GR8 PMKN Salem, OR

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Soil Test (4/1) and Spring 2008 Ammendments

Here are Western Laboratories' recommendations and what I put on to meet those numbers:

Recommendations (per 1000 sq. ft./per 2000 sq. ft.):

N 3.6# / 7.2
P 1.7# / 3.4
K 0
S 0.5# 1.0
Zn 1.1oz /2.2 oz
Cu 0.3oz /0.6 oz
B 0.1oz 0.2 oz

I put on:
10# Bone Meal (3-15-0) .3 N, 1.5 P
10# Ironite (1-0-1) .1 N, .1 K
15# 25-4-8-6-3 3.15 N, .6 P 1.2 K .9 S .45 Fe
4# 16-16-16 .64 N .64 P .64 K
10# Calcium Nit(15-0-0) 1.5 N
TOTALS 5.69# N 2.74# P 1.94# K 0.9 S

I plan to add more Nitrogen later when the vines start to run and perhaps more throughout the season, either as CaNO3 or liquid fish

I'm getting a second soil test from UMass in a few days to see if I met my numbers and will adjust if needed
 



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