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| Tweet Topic Started: Jun 27 2012, 04:38 PM (567 Views) | |
| Ikantski | Jun 27 2012, 04:38 PM Post #1 |
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Any comments/red flags on this soil test? I ran it for a friend who's looking to buy the property, seems pretty standard. Both samples are from old pasture/hayfields that haven't been worked for probably 30-40 years. I'm a little puzzled on the organic, it seems super high. I used a garden trowel and sampled about 6" deep from 4-5 different spots 50-100 yards apart then mixed it. I thought it was kind of weird that the 5.5 field would require 2000 pounds more lime per acre than the one at 5.7 too.
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Jun 27 2012, 08:56 PM Post #2 |
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Ya , I think they got the 2 mixed up. Rule of thumb , 1 ton of lime for 1 point up on Ph. I believe organic matter could be even root meterial. |
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| Friggs | Jun 28 2012, 09:05 AM Post #3 |
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Bigr is correct regarding the lime requirements. The Aluminum level is high and the applied Dolomite lime will bring the Al and H down to suited levels and Mg and Ca up. I think your sample reveals high OM is because your sample was taken from the loft/duff area or root section of this old hayfield/pasture, typical of old prairie lands out west. I think if you plow/disc 4-6" you'll get a more uniformed soil reading regarding OM. After applying the lime and working the soil take another soil sample. Depending on what your friend is going to plant in this field its not that bad, I wish I had a OM and CEC reading like that. Dolomite lime is number one then of coarse fertilizer, start off small and slow, depending on the cash flow. Spray Gly several times and maybe plant rye and clover then buckwheat the first year and see how they both look and turn out. The clover is a good indicator plant and will tell you a lot about the growing conditions of your plot. What type of soil is below the 6" area ? Friggs |
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| Ikantski | Jun 28 2012, 09:31 AM Post #4 |
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Thanks guys. I haven't actually dug that far. I'd guess more sandy loam, it's in a podzol area. The property has a number of old apple trees doing pretty well. I don't trust the OM reading that much, it was tough to find any bare dirt out there. |
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| Friggs | Jun 28 2012, 09:22 PM Post #5 |
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Both Podzol soils are naturally high in OM and iron and aluminum. Which in turn PH is low plus coniferous trees prefer this soil type which doesn't help the PH. |
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