Re: Ph Blues
- To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: Ph Blues
- From: S* T*
- Date: Thu, 25 Feb 1999 07:24:13 PST
Mike, soundslike you got alittle problem with your soil, Your gonna have
a heck of a time getting your ph down much in such a short period, but
don't fret to much. 2 years ago I had levels of 7.3 and my NPK levels
were off the charts according to my soil sample sent to the U of M. I
talked with our county extention agent for his opinion of it, and of
course i got the scientifics of it all, which made little sense to me.
Anyway,this was not a major problem and i had a good growing season
anyway and got pumpkins of 600t in the soil that was spose to not have
done well.I had high levels of "N", so I watered heavily several times
priuor to planting,and this dropped "N" levels within 2 weeks. My "P"
and "K" levels were sky high also, but being that their slow release{in
manure}, I didn't figure it would hurt to have them that high.It boils
down to the amount of hydrogen atoms in the soil available to supply and
breakdown nutrients for your plants. Even though 7+ is consideres high,
your plant will still be able to function and feed itself in your soil.
I'd probably only use water soluable fertilizers this year, since they
don't raise or lower ph levels like granulures do. An ending to this on
a positive, I did add water soluables on my high ph soil throughout the
season, and by the end of season, my soil ph was down to 6.5, which is
considered optimum, so keep your spirits up, cuz i think you'll do fine
. Pumpkinpiper
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>From: "Mike Nepereny" <cucurbyte@hotmail.com>
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>Hey everyone,
>
>I have been adding liberal amounts of composted horse manure to my
>pumpkin sites over the last 2-3 years. I received my soil test back
>today and I couldn't believe my eyes. My Ph levels were 7.5 and 7.6!
Aye
>carumba! I thought adding compost would neutralize the soil bringing
>it's Ph level to 7.0. Apparently not. My phosphorus and potassium
levels
>were through the roof too. Does anyone know how I can bring all these
>back to appropriate levels over the next couple months?
>
>Thanks,
>
>Mike
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