Re: soil test results

> Might actually have time to clean house

I'm sure you can find something more important to do, like shopping for more
plants.

Kitty
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Pamela J. Evans" <gardenqueen@gbronline.com>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Saturday, September 13, 2003 8:58 PM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] soil test results


> I was always real religious about my fertilizing and watering schedules.
> Now I can skip that first step. Might actually have time to clean house
> now! Sugar will be so pleased - LOL.
>
>
> ---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
> From: "Kitty" <kmrsy@comcast.net>
> Reply-To: gardenchat@hort.net
> Date:  Sat, 13 Sep 2003 19:21:55 -0500
>
> >> Now I can skip fall fertilizing
> >
> >Fertilizing is something I tend to do hit or miss.  Plants and bulbs
always
> >get it when I plant them, but successive fertilizer is frequently
forgotten.
> >However when beds are created I include plenty of long term organic
> >fertilizers which don't leach and will remain available for a long time.
I
> >know they'd do better if I'd remember to fertilize, but it never stopped
> >raining long enough for me to get out there and do anything.  I am
planning
> >to mix up a batch of Leslie's rose recipe tomorrow to spread just about
> >everywhere.  and last spring I doled out 35 # of B&B's Cricket Crap
> >amendment, so most plants seemed pretty happy this year.
> >
> >Kitty
> >
> >----- Original Message ----- 
> >From: "Pamela J. Evans" <gardenqueen@gbronline.com>
> >To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> >Sent: Saturday, September 13, 2003 12:06 PM
> >Subject: [CHAT] soil test results
> >
> >
> >> Well it's a good thing after all that I did that soil test. 3 years of
> >> organic fertilizers, compost and mineral amendements have brought all
> >> the levels of nutrients up, phosporous is actually a little too high.
> >> Won't have to buy anything except kelp and greensand for the potted
> >> plants for the next 3 to 5 years according to the lab's (TAMU)
> >> recommendation. Won't that save me a boatload of money? pH has gone
from
> >> slightly alkaline to slightly acidic (6.8) too. Guess I can lay off on
> >> the coffee grounds for awhile (except around my camellia). Even my
> >> micro-nutrient levels were high also. Now I can skip fall fertilizing
> >> entirely this year. What a concept!
> >>
> >>
> >> Thought some might find that interesting........
> >>
> >> :-)
> >>
> >> --
> >> Pam Evans
> >> Kemp TX/zone 8A
> >>
> >>
> >>
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