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  • From: "Donna &/or Kieran" <holycow@cookeville.com>
  • To: "North American Fruit Explorers" <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Van Well Nursery
  • Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2007 22:19:01 -0500

Rick, If your soil soil doesn't drain all that well, get a CEC soil test, like from A&L Labs and see what your Ca:Mg ratio is. We are on a slope, but the internal drainage in our clay is terrible. We made the mistake the first year of adding dolomite lime, high in Mg, which pulls soil particles closer together. Ca will spread the particles further apart. Also the test should include Boron. You will probably be alright where you are, but in the south on clay soil,, boron is the limiting factor for apples in particular. You may find your test shows some other trace mineral is low, and that one factor might slow or reduce cropping. In our case, it cost me years of trees that simply would not grow. Donna




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