Re: Soil Samples

Mike:
       Can you suggest a product and amount for the 1200 Sq. ft.



At 08:07 AM 4/30/00 -0700, you wrote:
>>Bill'
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>saw a soils expert on tape from one of the pumpkin gatherings and he said
>that you should try and follow these ratios
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>If your 2 to 1 then mag is too high if it over 10 to 1 Calcium is too high
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>so on your test you had mag say close to 300 and Ca at 5000 that makes the
>ratio about................16 to 1 so I would say add some mag.  to the old
>garden. Everything looks pretty good ................MBrock
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>>   My soil samples have been posted, old garden is three years old and has
>> grown the 413-625-507-862-751 & 362 to date.
>>   New garden was moulded last fall with free ditch clay, two manure
>>spreaders
>> of old mixed cow & horse manure, 7 bag's of leaves. Both gardens are
>>about 1200 sq. feet.
>>   Open for suggestions as will be rototilling next weekend, also old
>>garden has had
>> about 15 wheel barrels of fox manure & 20 wheel barrels of mushroom mulch
>>put on the
>> mounds themselves.
>>   Waiting you suggestions !  Thank's
>>   Note - Both gardens are built on top of a shale pit as is my house, no
>>depth of soil, all
>> on top & built up.
>>Thanks,
>> Bill Van Iderstine
>> Personal Best 862
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Thanks,
Bill Van Iderstine
Personal Best 862
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