Re: Soil Samples
>Mike: Can you suggest a product and amount for the 1200 Sq. ft.
>Bill I am just regurgitating what a soils expert said on ratio's. If it
>was my patch I would add 4 lbs of Epsom salt over the 1200sqft ... BUT
>FIRST I WOULD CALL YOUR TESTING SERVICE AND ASK AN ** EXPERT** WHAT HE
>THOUGHT OF THESE RATIO'S OF MAG AND CA.......tell them you heard that over
>a 10 to 1 mag to calcium was out of optimum range and get their
>thoughts....tell them what some bozo on the net said he would add......
>then we can have two sources or second opinion. TRACK DOWN THAT
>Pumpkinguy....get his opinion ....MB
>
> At 08:07 AM 4/30/00 -0700, you wrote: >>Bill' > >saw a soils expert on
>tape from one of the pumpkin gatherings and he said >that you should try
>and follow these ratios > >If your 2 to 1 then mag is too high if it over
>10 to 1 Calcium is too high > >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 > > > > > > > > > List: >> 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 >> AGGC :
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