I completely disgree with the disagreement ;) Basing nutrient availability primarily on base cation ratios is out dated and poorly supported by research. There is something to competition of nutrients, but it's not nearly as important as making sure that you have sufficient amounts of each nutrient. That (and the fact that the BCR method results in over application much of the time) is why most labs have gone to a sufficiency factor system in favor of base cation ratios. Boat loads of studies have been done to support this. Here is a discussion which sites a good amount of support from a University of Wisconsin study: Oh look. Here it is. Note that the highest corn and soy bean yields were in soils with Ca:Mg ratios which showed magnesium at approximately 3 times higher than calcium (Holy cow! Can that be?!?) and potassium as much as five times higher than magnesium. (Whaaaa..?!?!) And there is plenty more out there showing the same stuff. The BCR stuff was championed by Bear et. al. (read: quacks) and their ideas have been all but dismissed except in myth, lore, and comedy skits. Oh yeah, all I said was not to sweat the sulfur in potassium sulfate in regards to pH. That sulfate is not going to have a huge effect on pH (if any) I say again, don't sweat the sulfur in potassium sulfate if that's they way you want to go. You may note that I recommended the greenwaste compost to bump up primarily potassium. I think that would be prudent for this year, based on the test. Actually, I never said don't sweat the soil test before, but you know what? I'm gonna say it now. Take note of the fact that you could use some potassium. Put in the compost, plant some plants and test again next year. Use this year's test as a base line and adjust from there. Yes, use the tests as a guide but don't freak yourself out over trying to get everything perfect in one shot. Although some adjustment certainly may be warranted after you've gone through a crop or two, plants tolerate very wide ranges of nutrient and chemical conditions and they might do just fine. By the way, if you depend on potassium and magnesium to increase your pH, you're gonna wait an awfully long time for very little change.

You're sayin I can prune any and/or all my secondary vines, right? Cuz I have a short growing season & still no fruit. -__- I also wanna buy topsoil & bury/fertilize any remaining leaf nodes to make this process speed up. I don't think we have that many 80+ degree days left here.. :(

Mary, the secondary market is what's behind the lack of liquidity in mortgage financing today. Due to delinquencies & poor quality ratings the secondary market has all but dried up making it more difficult for people to obtain mortgage financing. Definition: The secondary mortgage market allows banks to sell mortgages, giving them new funds to offer more mortgages to new borrowers. If banks had to keep these mortgages the full 15 or 30 years, they would soon use up all their funds, and potential homebuyers would have a more difficult time to find mortgage lenders. Many of the mortgages on the secondary market are bought by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac. Other are packaged into mortgage-backed securities, and sold to investors. This market is called the 'secondary market'. It's 'secondary' because the purchaser of the mortgage is not the entity that originated the note/mortgage. Examples: Fannie Mae buys mortgages from banks, a process known as buying on the secondary mortgage market. Fannie & Freddie are crucial to mortgage financing. They are GSEs (Government Sponsored Entities) yet independant corporations traded on the NYSE. They are at the epicenter of yesterday's market convulsions. It is estimated that the two GSEs hold about $5T in mortgage assets. /tricia

Sue, I am always conflicted on this question. In both of my current houses I feel that every room pretty much "goes" with every other room. Not everyone thinks that is necessary. It would be pretty important to me if you can see one room from the other, though. (you cannot in this case) But for my Pa`T, unless I make everything else subordinate to The Big Orange Wall, I am going to need to depart somewhere. I think my starting point was the sofa for this room, which met all of my requirements but does not come slipcovered (horrors) and only has a few colorways. Once I decided on olive, all else flowed from that. But I do agree, I feel more comfortable with the light rug in part because it also works with the colors in the LR and MBR.