Re: Soil questions
Michael and Donald Chambers,
Michael, 1.5 ft down is pretty deep ...I think the main concentration of
roots are in the top 10 inches. Only if you have drainage problems would I
mess with the sub soil.........some dig an initial pit that is about that
deep or deeper but it is not a must. There are many growers that just
concentrate on the top foot. As the soil warms you PH should drop to 7.0
or 6.8...........I would add gypsum say 5-10 lbs to a 100
sqft.......nitrogen is something that leaches readily from the soil and you
should add some source on a consistant basis for the first couple of months
...set a fruit then add it again for a month or so...........
Donald Chambers
you can add sources that are just nitrogen say 13-0-0(blood meal) or Urea
0-0-46 and then add sources that are just potassium 0-0-20 or you can go
with a consistant ....fish and kelp blend...3-1-2.... low doses everytime
you water.........
.................MB
>This year I will be growing in twice the amount of space I did last year.
>I have a soil test I did this spring for my old part of my patch 7.5 pH
>and it is a little low in nitrogen. What should I do about this? I don't
>have any measurements on the new part yet and I am wondering if I should
>take two separate measurements or take a combined measurement? Also when
>I was turning over the soil in the new section I dug down about 1 1/2 ft
>and the soil is a completely different color most of this soil in the new
>part of my patch is of very poor quality and will need a lot of things
>added to it. The lower soil looks even poorer should I mix them together
>and try to fix them both or leave the lower soil alone? Michael
>
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