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soil ph-5.0 buffer ph-6.0 P-27 ppm K-160 ppm CA-787 ppm MG-52 ppm cation exch cap-22.9 meg/100g no3-n =18ppm,nh4-n =5ppm,organic matter:12.1% boron-0.2 manganese-11.8 ppm zinc-2.9 ppm copper-0.6 ppm iron-7.5 ppm extractable aluminum-48 ppm soluble salts-0.25 ds/m ,lead level is low well will someone tell me what they think of this..i must have been lucky to grow a 870lb pumpkin with that low ph...

11/29/2002 5:19:18 PM

Bristol, ME ([email protected])

John, Send your results to Andy W (Wolf) and he'll put you on the right track. Look on the message boards, his email is all over the place.

11/29/2002 7:12:41 PM

Caceres, Spain

It looks like you have a fine organic matter content, but your pH and potassim is low. Your N,P,K percentages are similar to the ones I had past year, but my calcium was lower, in order to correct them I put potassium sulfate, dolomite and gypsum, plus, of course, tons of manure. I choose potassium sulfate because my sodium is high and don't want to increase salinity, they gypsum also helps to fight sodium.
And........ plants grew amazing there. I got cauliflowers as big as a pumkin and cabbages even larger. Can you imagine several tomato plants, each one hundred kilos and without any drop of water from rain either irrigation during the entire months of july and auguest. I had them there

11/30/2002 2:38:35 AM