Re: Soil Test
- To: <pumpkins@mallorn.com>
- Subject: Re: Soil Test
- From: "* C* <m*@neo.lrun.com>
- Date: Sat, 6 Dec 1997 17:24:36 -0500
Dear Beth:
Ohio State University Extension would be happy to take your money and do a
soil test for you. Suggest you take a look at the following link at OSU
Extension site:
www.ag.ohio-state.edy/~ohioline/hyg-fact/1000/1132
This will give you an idea of what they can do and the different types of
test they run. I'd suggest the Lawn and Garden test "new" price 12 bucks.
They are familiar with giant pumpkin requirements. The web page gives the
address for the ag lab and they'll send you a test kit. OR, call my local
Ext. Office at 330-497-1611 for a test kit. If you call on a Friday you
might even catch me working the hort. hot line.
Testing your soil and following the recomendations is the closest thing
one can come to getting a silver bullet in the championship pumpkin
department. Just ask Chris-the-Pumpkin King. I imagine all the champs have
their soil tested. Probably the only thing all the winners have in common.
Michael in Akron
mcohill@neo.lrun.com
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> From: Beth Rado <rado1000@hotmail.com>
> To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
> Subject: Soil Test
> Date: Friday, December 05, 1997 4:37 PM
>
> I would like to reiterate a question that appeared back in October. Jim
> (I think) asked what tests you all would recommend beyond the basic soil
> test. Michael in Akron said tell them you are growing pumpkins, send
> in your money, and they will do the rest. But the University of
> Maryland's STL has additional fees for additional tests. It's fine to
> tell them I am growing pumpkins, but they aren't going to perform tests
> that I haven't paid them for.
>
> The add-ons are calcium, organic matter, soluble salts, nitrate,
> sulfate, manganese & zinc & copper & sulfate, boron, cation exchange
> capacity, mechanical analysis (sand/silt/clay %), moisture, and ash.
>
> For reference, testing all of the above would cost $57 as opposed to $5
> for the basic texture/pH/magnesium/phosphorous/potassium, so it makes a
> large difference.
>
> Suggestions??
>
> Thanks.
> Beth Rado
>
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