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  • From: Sue Oberle <soberle AT bwn.net>
  • To: market farming <market-farming AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
  • Subject: Re: soil tests, micronutrients
  • Date: Thu, 03 Feb 2000 20:49:06 -0700


Adding sulpher will reduce the pH further. Soils are extremely complex; you
need to get
recomendations from the county/state ag school or the people who gave you the
results.
most places will do both; you just need to ask.

Ann ODonnell wrote:

> I recently had my soil tested through extension and had very low
> levels
> of S. (~5ppm). My pH is also low: 5.5. Can I just spread Sulfur dust on
> the surface? Will this be toxic to good microbes? Affect the pH?
> Also had astronomical levels of Mn. (~50ppm) Can anybody explain
> this?
> Is there anything I can do about it?
>
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