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PLEASE NOTE: Only tested the front yard this year which is 2,500.

2019 Soil test results




2018 Soil Test Results (front and back total 5,000)

Impressive improvement!!

You're in the Sweet Spot for pH. No Lime. Organic matter is great at 5%+. No complaints.

In the cations, Potassium remains short. 2 lbs/K of Sulfate of Potash (SOP) monthly for the growing season.

Phosphorus is plentiful.

Iron is on the low side. Ferrous Sulfate at 2-3 lbs/K is the solution, and/or Milorganite as your Nitrogen source (it has Iron in a naturally-chelated form).

In the micro's, it's only Boron that needs attention - 3 tablespoons/K of Twenty Mule Team laundry soap every 60 days as outlined in the Micronutrient Application Guide is the solution.

For Nitrogen, Urea at 2 lbs/K monthly or Milorganite at bag rate monthly (adds Iron as above) works - or alternate them by month.

I'm suitably impressed!!

Thanks andy.
I'm a little impressed myself!
I'm going to go the milorganite route monthly for the low iron. (I have a source).
I will mix the twenty mule team borax with it.
SOP I usually get the granular from Kelp4less but I noticed they only have powder.
I'll check them again. Otherwise I will have to get the 5 lb bags locally.
No lime?
Wouldn't you know I bought some a few weeks ago thinking I might need it.
OM, it's from my neighbors maple trees and another neighbor's gigantic oak tree leaves.
They all blow in my yard every year. I use to curse. Not so much now.

Back yard is a work in progress. I'm filling all the sink holes etc and plan on seeding in August.

Thanks again andy

fun4me2 wrote: ↑

April 14th, 2019, 4:22 pm

Thanks andy.
I'm a little impressed myself!
I'm going to go the milorganite route monthly for the low iron. (I have a source).
I will mix the twenty mule team borax with it.
SOP I usually get the granular from Kelp4less but I noticed they only have powder.
I'll check them again. Otherwise I will have to get the 5 lb bags locally.
No lime?
Wouldn't you know I bought some a few weeks ago thinking I might need it.
OM, it's from my neighbors maple trees and another neighbor's gigantic oak tree leaves.
They all blow in my yard every year. I use to curse. Not so much now.

Back yard is a work in progress. I'm filling all the sink holes etc and plan on seeding in August.

Thanks again andy

I just ordered some last week--There was no mention of it not being in stock... I see it is listed in two places--I assume (hope) they both are the same!
https://www.kelp4less.com/shop/granular ... ertilizer/
https://www.kelp4less.com/shop/potassiu ... -granular/

bob0755 wrote: ↑

April 15th, 2019, 7:05 am

fun4me2 wrote: ↑

April 14th, 2019, 4:22 pm

Thanks andy.
I'm a little impressed myself!
I'm going to go the milorganite route monthly for the low iron. (I have a source).
I will mix the twenty mule team borax with it.
SOP I usually get the granular from Kelp4less but I noticed they only have powder.
I'll check them again. Otherwise I will have to get the 5 lb bags locally.
No lime?
Wouldn't you know I bought some a few weeks ago thinking I might need it.
OM, it's from my neighbors maple trees and another neighbor's gigantic oak tree leaves.
They all blow in my yard every year. I use to curse. Not so much now.

Back yard is a work in progress. I'm filling all the sink holes etc and plan on seeding in August.

Thanks again andy

I just ordered some last week--There was no mention of it not being in stock... I see it is listed in two places--I assume (hope) they both are the same!
https://www.kelp4less.com/shop/granular ... ertilizer/
https://www.kelp4less.com/shop/potassiu ... -granular/

bob0755 Thanks!
I did find the granular SOP on ebay.