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["Mark & Helen Angermayer" <hangermayer@isp.com>]

Hi Alan,

 

I think Steve's right, sometimes it's difficult to find the right people.  A fairly prominent gardening newspaper, put out by the extension office indicated soils in our area (KS) have plenty of available phosphorous.  When I finally did a soil test, the test came back very low in P, very surprising.  I ended up putting almost 300 lbs./acre of Diammonium Phosphate and this last summer it moved the available P up to medium, at around 20 PPM (if I remember correctly).  Even if there were no known soil problems I would still recommend a soil test.  It might reveal a low level of an essential micronutrient.  It's not a lot of money at around 20 bucks.  And who knows Steve might find it's something simple like too much Na.

 

Mark

 

 

----- Original Message -----

From: Alan Haigh

To: nafex@lists.ibiblio.org

Sent: Monday, December 10, 2007 5:39 AM

Subject: [NAFEX] soil testing

Stephen, I'm trying to understand why you are reaching out to this narrow body of fruit zealots scattered all over the country to solve a soil issue.  Yes, we're all experienced growers, but if I had a soil issue I'd want to enlist the help of people with extensive experience with the soil in my area.  You live in an area with a very prominent agricultural industry and are next to a univeresity with an army of highly trained agronomists.  They do a lot of work on the taxpayers dime and this time of year they probably have some extra time on their hands.   Have you even tried calling over their?

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