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Re: [Livingontheland] The only way to tell what your soil really needs???
- From: Harvey Ussery <harvey@themodernhomestead.us>
- To: Healthy soil and sustainable growing <livingontheland@lists.ibiblio.org>
- Subject: Re: [Livingontheland] The only way to tell what your soil really needs???
- Date: Tue, 24 Aug 2010 17:03:40 -0400
On 08/24/2010 02:06 PM, Pete Vukovich wrote:
. . .sometimes conclusions soil tests suggest are confusing. Some labs are just going to recommend adding stuff, some run better tests than others. ~Pete
This is a good point, Pete, and one that I think hasn't been noted earlier in the thread. There was a study in which 100 soil samples were sent to 100 different testing labs. The results plotted as a bell curve on a graph--a pretty *graphic* illustration of the fact that any soil test is at best just a hint (and probably at worst misleading, maybe deliberately so, a con to feed the soil with NPK magic).
~Harvey
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Re: [Livingontheland] The only way to tell what your soil really needs???
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Re: [Livingontheland] The only way to tell what your soil really needs???,
Tradingpost, 08/24/2010
- Re: [Livingontheland] The only way to tell what your soil really needs???, Tradingpost, 08/24/2010
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Re: [Livingontheland] The only way to tell what your soil really needs???,
Harvey Ussery, 08/24/2010
- Re: [Livingontheland] The only way to tell what your soil really needs???, pbunch, 08/24/2010
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Re: [Livingontheland] The only way to tell what your soil really needs???,
mdnagel, 08/24/2010
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Re: [Livingontheland] The only way to tell what your soil really needs???,
Emery Mitchamore, 08/24/2010
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Re: [Livingontheland] The only way to tell what your soil really needs???,
Pete Vukovich, 08/24/2010
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Re: [Livingontheland] The only way to tell what your soil really needs???,
Tradingpost, 08/24/2010
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Re: [Livingontheland] The only way to tell what your soil really needs???,
yarrow, 08/24/2010
- Re: [Livingontheland] The only way to tell what your soil really needs???, Tradingpost, 08/24/2010
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Re: [Livingontheland] The only way to tell what your soil really needs???,
yarrow, 08/24/2010
- Re: [Livingontheland] The only way to tell what your soil really needs???, Harvey Ussery, 08/24/2010
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Re: [Livingontheland] The only way to tell what your soil really needs???,
Tradingpost, 08/24/2010
- Re: [Livingontheland] The only way to tell what your soil really needs???, pete, 08/24/2010
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Re: [Livingontheland] The only way to tell what your soil really needs???,
Pete Vukovich, 08/24/2010
- Re: [Livingontheland] The only way to tell what your soil really needs???, Tradingpost, 08/24/2010
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Re: [Livingontheland] The only way to tell what your soil really needs???,
Emery Mitchamore, 08/24/2010
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Re: [Livingontheland] The only way to tell what your soil really needs???,
mdnagel, 08/25/2010
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Re: [Livingontheland] The only way to tell what your soil really needs???,
yarrow, 08/25/2010
- Re: [Livingontheland] The only way to tell what your soil really needs???, Andeanfx, 08/26/2010
- Re: [Livingontheland] The only way to tell what your soil really needs???, John D'hondt, 08/26/2010
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Re: [Livingontheland] The only way to tell what your soil really needs???,
Tradingpost, 08/25/2010
- Re: [Livingontheland] The only way to tell what your soil really needs???, Andeanfx, 08/26/2010
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Re: [Livingontheland] The only way to tell what your soil really needs???,
yarrow, 08/25/2010
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Re: [Livingontheland] The only way to tell what your soil really needs???,
Tradingpost, 08/24/2010
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