Sections...........................Front East......Front West.........Backyard
Total Exchange Capacity..19.86............18.79.................22.46
pH of Soil Sample.............7.00..............7.30.................7.70
Organic Matter, %.............8.07............. 6.34.................4.69

Anions:

Sulfur ppm.........................51..................52.................... .47
Mehlich III Phosphorus.....341................251...................221

Exchangeable Cations:

Calcium lbs/acre Desired.5402..............5110.................6110
.......................... Found...5050..............5007.................6254
...........................Deficit..-352...............-103

Magnesium ........Desired..572................541..................646
...........................Found....1105..............957............. .....1079
...........................Deficit

Potassium...........Desired..619...............586...................7 00
...........................Found.....600..............464............. ......518
...........................Deficit.....-19.............-122........... .....-182

Sodium..............................455...............424............. .....386

Base Saturation %
Calcium (60-70%).............63.57............66.62................69.60
Magnesium (10-20%).......23.18............21.22.................20.01
Potassium (2-5%).............3.87..............3.17..................2.96
Sodium (.5-3%)................4.98...............4.91..................3.74
Other Bases (Variable)......4.40...............4.10..................3.70

Trace Elements
Boron ppm......................0.8..................0.85.................0.7 7
Iron ppm.........................85...................89................... .51
Manganese ppm..............64...................51....................62
Copper ppm...................0.98.................1.27.................0.92
Zinc ppm........................9.11.................8.23.................3 .54
Aluminum ppm...............298.................337...................270

I'm not at all shocked about the results. Backyard sucks. It's rock hard and lacking in most things. But I would love opinions on how to correct the soil to make it more favorable to my fescue/some bermuda lawn. Your guys' expertise is what I need! Thanks in advance! -Josh

"High magnesium soils can prove to be a challenge if crop rotation, manure additions and timely tillage operations are not followed. Moderate rates of K applications are needed when potash is low to medium. Additions of gypsum are proclaimed to loosen the soil; however this is only part of the solution. The additions of organic matter to provide the necessary biological activity to promote strong soil aggregate stability is if more importance. "

This fits with my low organic matter, and high magnesium.

However, I feel the reduction of Magnesium in the lawn would be tough to tackle. Boosting Calcium would probably be easier but I worry about over shooting.

If no one gets you an interpretation, google my user name and you'll find sites where I do a lot of soil test interpretations.

Anywho, thanks for the response and don't worry about responding. Thanks for your input!

Huh? Low Organic Matter? Gardner's and Farmers would kill for your results. Anything above 3% is high for turf soil. Gardeners dream for 5 to 6%.

The only thing I see of concern is the PH is slightly high, and Potassium is slightly low and easily corrected with using the right type of fertilizer.

Andy can give you valuable help with all the trace elements after you track him down.