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Can this be accurate- Soil Test

foodeefish
10 years ago

I just received my Vegetable Garden Soil test from Clemson University and their suggestion is to add NO lime, and to only add 6#s Calcium Nitrate per 1000 Square Feet.
I was going to add composted oak leaves but now I don't know what to do.

Here are the results:

PH- 7.4

lbs per acre

Phosphorus(P) - 166 Excessive
Potassium(K) - 430 Excessive
Calcium(Ca) - 9868 Excessive
Magnesium(Mg) - 1081 Sufficient
Zinc(Zn) 336 Sufficient
Maganese(Mn)-121 Sufficient
Boron(B) - 5.7 Excessive
Copper(Cu) - 0.2
Sodium(Na) - 90

Any ideas as to what I should do or if this can be accurate? PH 7.4 and don't add any Lime?? I thought Lime decreased the PH and that I needed a PH of 6.8-7.2 for vegetables? If I add composted leaves won't that just raise the PH even higher?

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