Re: soil test results

Yep - it's true.  Though Lord knows I'm pretty full up.  Can't cram too much more in the limited space I've got...

---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: "Kitty" <kmrsy@comcast.net>
Reply-To: gardenchat@hort.net
Date:  Sun, 14 Sep 2003 12:10:00 -0500

>> 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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