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Help interpreting soil lab report

16 years ago

I'm just getting into this stuff so I was hoping some for some help in interpreting my soil report. I started my organic program last week (after I took the sample) by placing about 18 pounds /1000 sf of soy bean meal. Could anyone interpret my report and offer suggestions? Thanks for the help.

pH 7.2

P (ppm) 13

K (ppm) 203

Mg (ppm) 231

Ca (ppm) 1684.6

CEC (meg/100g) 10.9

Acidity (meg/100g) 0

K (% sat) 4.8

Mg (% sat) 17.7

Ca (% sat) 77.5

Organics 3.1%

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psuproud
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16 years ago
Edit:
I forgot to include that I have a KBG, fescue, and rye blend lawn.
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