Spring 2019 SE Mass. Soil Test (logan Labs)...

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northeastlawn
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Spring 2019 SE Mass. Soil Test (logan Labs)...

Post by northeastlawn » April 9th, 2019, 12:50 pm

So here is the 2019 edition of my soil test. I skipped the sample of the front of the house and around the old tree, the grass isn't growing well there due to the shade, and I'm focusing on the backyard.

Its a small 1,500sf lawn of KBG. I did a full reno of the lawn in Aug 2018, I had fungs issues and it just about survived the summer we had last year and this year I hope to use much less Tenacity as I applied a pre-m last summer. I also hope to do better with serenade apps.

My planned fertilizer is BSF, and I put Urea down last Nov/Dec. I followed last years recommendations and put down SOP every month along with Boron and Manganese. I usually do BSF at 1/2 Bag rate every two weeks and mix into what I need to.

Here are previous years tests......

2018
viewtopic.php?f=11&t=23672&p=320198&hilit=logan#p320198

2017
viewtopic.php?f=11&t=22076&p=302666&hilit=logan#p302666

Here is this years test....

[url=https://postimg.cc/xJLkSdPp][img]https://i.postimg.cc/xJLkSdPp/2018-Soil-Test-Small.jpg[/img][/url]

Thanks for the suggestions, I look forward to my soil plan every year, it gives me things to work on.

I will add a link to the list once the post is approved.....

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Re: Spring 2019 SE Mass. Soil Test (logan Labs)...

Post by northeastlawn » April 9th, 2019, 8:11 pm

Not sure what happened post the wrong test, here is the 2019 test....


[url=https://postimg.cc/VdQv6S1g][img]https://i.postimg.cc/VdQv6S1g/2019-Back ... -small.jpg[/img][/url]

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Re: Spring 2019 SE Mass. Soil Test (logan Labs)...

Post by andy10917 » April 11th, 2019, 9:00 pm

It's working! It's time to get gentler and cruise in for a landing...

The TEC is in the Loam territory. And the OM% is good or great.

In the cations, the Back could use a bit more Calcitic Lime - 9 lbs/K of good stuff (Encap/SoluCal/Mag-I-Cal) every 90 days. No more for the Front - unless you'd like to really tune it in and apply Gypsum (bag-rate) twice this year.

Phosphorus is good/high.

You'll need Sulfate of Potash ("SOP") at 2 lbs/K monthly.

Iron is good - it should show up as nice color.

In the micro's, it's Boron and Manganese, Twenty Mule Team laundry soap and Manganese Sulfate at 3 tablespoons/K, every 60 days - as outlined in the Micronutrient Application Guide.

You're almost there!

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Re: Spring 2019 SE Mass. Soil Test (logan Labs)...

Post by northeastlawn » April 11th, 2019, 10:02 pm

Andy.....

Just want to confirm you didn't read read the wrong test results. I only did a soil test for the backyard this year, not front.

I mistakenly posted 2018's results as 2019 in my first post. This was the correct 2019 soil results I put the link in a reply....

[url=https://postimg.cc/18M4zpRQ][img]https://i.postimg.cc/18M4zpRQ/2019-Back ... -small.jpg[/img][/url]

If the results are from the 2019 soil results, sorry for any confusion.

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Re: Spring 2019 SE Mass. Soil Test (logan Labs)...

Post by andy10917 » April 12th, 2019, 6:59 am

I'll review it this evening


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Re: Spring 2019 SE Mass. Soil Test (logan Labs)...

Post by andy10917 » April 12th, 2019, 10:53 pm

Argggh! The links in your post are a mess, and yes I read the 2018 test...

Alright, it's good - everything is shaping up nicely. It's still SOP, Boron and Manganese. You know the drill for those.

No more Lime in the Back - you're done.

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