Re: field pumpkin records

Thanks. I am going to try the dairy route. My soil drains very quickly
so I'm hoping the OM will slow down the drainage.

On Sun, Aug 23, 2009 at 7:25 PM, Stephen Jepsen<ctpumpkin@optonline.net>
wrote:
> Organic matter over 10% is excessive though many of us have gone way over
> that. 7-8% is good. It would be very difficult to overdo bagged manure at
> 3%. I would try to locate some well composted manure from a horse stable or
> dairy farm rather then bagged.
>
> Stephen Jepsen
> CT GS&PGA Director Emeritus
> GPC Executive Committee
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-pumpkins@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On Behalf Of
> Jason Thomas
> Sent: Sunday, August 23, 2009 9:46 PM
> To: pumpkins@hort.net
> Subject: Re: field pumpkin records
>
> Do you have a threshhold of dry manure/100 sq ft not to go over or OM
> will be too high? Right now I'm at 3%OM so I need to add a lot.
>
> On Thu, Aug 20, 2009 at 7:17 PM, Stephen Jepsen<ctpumpkin@optonline.net>
> wrote:
>>  Raise the organic matter with aged manure & maple leaves. The pH
> shouldn't
>> move. If the addition of sulfur brings the pH down you can counter it with
>> calcitic lime. Pumpkins crave Calcium so there is little danger in having
>> too much Ca. at 1348 ppm you have room for more.
>>
>> Forget side dressing. Amend the soil this fall then retest in early spring
>> to confirm.
>>
>>
>> Stephen J. Jepsen
>> P177 Committee
>> Stratford, CT
>> (914) 260-7176
>> P177 & TR72
>> NE-II-143
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: owner-pumpkins@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On Behalf
> Of
>> Jason Thomas
>> Sent: Thursday, August 20, 2009 12:19 AM
>> To: pumpkins@hort.net
>> Subject: Re: field pumpkin records
>>
>> I just got back the results from the first soil test I've ever done on my
>> patch. Any recommendations would be appreciated. My soil has never been
>> amended. I believe it is classified as a sandy loam. I am especially
> curious
>> how I can add sulfur (which is low)  and peat (for moisture retention)
>> without dropping my pH too much.
>>
>> OM 3.9%
>> ENR 114 lbs/Ac
>> Phosphorous Available 123ppm
>> K 164ppm
>> Mg 200ppm
>> Ca 1348ppm
>> pH 6.2
>> pH buffer index 6.8
>> Acidity 1.2 H meq/100g
>> C.E.C. 10.0 meq/100g
>> %Base Saturations...
>> K 4.2%
>> Mg 16.6%
>> Ca 67.1%
>> H 12.1%
>>
>> Sulfur SO4-S 12ppm
>> Zinc 117.7 ppm
>> Mn 37ppm
>> Fe 115 ppm
>> Cu 14.2ppm
>> B 0.6ppm
>>
>> Recommendations
>> N 75 lb/Ac
>> P2O5 40 lb/Ac
>> K2O 45 lb/Ac
>> S 20 lb/Ac
>> Boron 1 lb/Ac
>>
>> apply 20-40# P2O5 and 20-30# K2O as a side placement application.
>> Subtract amount from recommended and broadcast the rest if any
>>
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