Re: Chris Anderson's soil

Hi Vickie

I can relate to that hair pulling.  I've spent many an hour with our extension
agent trying to figure out just what would be ideal.  His recommendation
...check with the people on your mailing list who know, and then tell me.

Thanks Vickie Your answer makes sense.

Ron in WV

PS Could you give me all of Chris's readings.  I know he is busy and I don't
like to bother him.

Vickie Brock wrote:

> >I believe Chris Anderson was into or very close to toxic levels when he
> >was growing his 977.  I now have his address and will E-mail him
> >personally, but here  is my problem. I am above the guide lines put out
> >by the extension service on my K, MG, and O.M. levels.  I can't find any
> >guide lines for Atlantic Giants.
> >Here are my levels: Ph...6.9, P...100, K 760, CA...4460, MG...1040, O.M.
> >10.3%.  With these levels I grew 4 pumpkins over 600 lb. in 1997.  I lost
> >two of these before weigh-off.
> >
> >Ron in WV
> >
> >Lubadub wrote:
> >
> >> Give your question a shot. Maybe someone knows the answer?
> >>
> >> Marv
> mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
>
> Ron,
>
> I pull my hair out trying to understand all this but these levels seem to
> be flexible and more interelated ....looking at one area that seems high
> doesn't necessarily mean it is toxic ......I tried to do what you are doing
> look at Chris' soil and compare...i have his test numbers but the bottom
> line is all soils are different ....
>
> My test comes back and it says that i am at 2049 Ca. and that i am high in
> Ca.....so you figure 4000 must be out of whack or toxic.....Chris'
> Ca......was 6791.........  they say my sulfur SO4-s was VH at 37....Chris'
> was 1825........now to add to the confusion as the soil warms these numbers
> will change a little.............So i tried to ask what is
> toxic?.........its not necessarily fixed...........what your shooting for
> is get a soil test that has a bar graph and put most the levels in the VH
> or H level so that everything is balanced or you can draw a straight line
> across the top of the bars.........brock
>
> P.S it is my understand that if you go above 10% OM than you are inviting
> dessease and soil bugs you don't want.....you may just drop into 9 at
> planting time which should be just right.............Theres always
> exceptions to the rule......a friend lost an 775 grown in 1.3 organic
> matter...he must have met the plants needs from foliars .......and liquid
> fert......all so interesting!!
>
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