Re: Soil Results


Vince I agree.....only potassium looks low....CEC is your nutrient bank,
very important.....Ph 6.8-7.0 would be great.............wayne
----- Original Message -----
From: vince <anaid_tecuod@yahoo.com>
To: <pumpkins@hort.net>
Sent: Saturday, April 19, 2003 12:12 AM
Subject: Re: Soil Results


> According to my research your soil may be almost perfect.  I
> would need your CEC, ph and sodium reading to make a better
> determination however.
>
> If your Cation Exchange Capacity (CEC)is at or near 30, you
> have black gold in your patch.  Higher CEC's mean the soil can
> hang on to more cation's so higher levels of the major cations
> are normally found and are not a problem as long as they are in
> balance.  The higher the CEC reading generally, the better the
> soil.
>
> I computed the base saturation of your major cations and they
> are in almost perfect balance.  I would need your sodium level
> to be more accurate.  When your cationic elements are balanced,
> maximum biological activity and plant growth is possible.
>
> The recommended percentage levels for each cation and what I
> computed for your sample is as follows:
>
> Potassium: Optimum 5-7%    your sample 3%
> Magnesium: Optimum 10-15%  your sample 11%
> Calcium:  Optimum 70-80%   your sample 83%
> Sodium: Optimum less than 3% your sample ??
>
> As for Phosphorus, there are no toxic levels of P although no
> increase in crop response is noted in soils above 60PPM unless
> your ph is out of wack. Then a higher P level is desirable.
>
> So bottom line - if you CEC is around 30 you are in excellent
> shape.  I would add 1 pound per 200 square feet of Sulphate of
> Potash to bump your Potassium level up a little.  Calcium
> leaches rather quickly out of the soil and so will naturally
> drop over time.  For god's sake don't add any gypsum or lime.
>
> good luck,
>
> vince
>
> --- Todd Hannemann <mustangcoupe@attbi.com> wrote:
> > I have received my soil results form the lab and my calcium,
> > Magnesium and Phosphorus is WAY OUT OF WACK
> > what is recommended????
> >
> > Calcium   3077 ppm
> > Magnesium  243 ppm
> > Potassium  211 ppm
> > Phosphorus, 457 ppm
> >
> > Todd
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