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Gardening

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7. your organic matter is pretty lo > And in fixing this, by adding organic matter, compost,

Tue Apr 21, 2015, 03:08 PM

Apr 2015

etc, you will likely fix the other problems without adding specific nutrients.

http://www.ksre.ksu.edu/kswater/images/soil_organic_matter.htm

There are a lot of sites that discuss these things, btw. Just google.

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Got a soil test...now if I understood the results.... (?) [View all] GreatGazoo Apr 2015 OP

This looks like the recommended rates of application. Nitram Apr 2015 #1

they are old school numbers -- if you divide by 2 you get PPM GreatGazoo Apr 2015 #4

If you really want to get into the math of it Elad Apr 2015 #2

No quick cure for the organic matter level. GreatGazoo Apr 2015 #6

Wow, did they just give you that with no explanation? Curmudgeoness Apr 2015 #3

I am a guest farmer with my own plot on a larger farm (300 acres) GreatGazoo Apr 2015 #5

I don't know if this would work for you, Curmudgeoness Apr 2015 #8