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Comments (9)What are you planning on growing there? I am not sure why that lab would think a soil pH of 6.58 would be high since that is in the optimal range for most plants, except those that like an acidic soil. Then sample 2 has a soil pH of 5.66 and is listed as optimum and I have not seen anything, anywhere that lists that, for a lawn, as desireable. Everything I have seen on lawns and soil pH would be in the range of 6.2 to 6.8. I would dig in and look at what the level of organic matter was in those soils as well as how those soils drain, hold together (tilth), smell, and what kind of life is in them and these simple soil tests can help you determine that, 1) Structure. From that soil sample put enough of the rest to make a 4 inch level in a clear 1 quart jar, with a tight fitting lid. Fill that jar with water and replace the lid, tightly. Shake the jar vigorously and then let it stand for 24 hours. Your soil will settle out according to soil particle size and weight. A good loam will have about 1-3/4 inch (about 45%) of sand on the bottom. about 1 inch (about 25%) of silt next, about 1 inch (25%) of clay above that, and about 1/4 inch (about 5%) of organic matter on the top. 2) Drainage. Dig a hole 1 foot square and 1 foot deep and fill that with water. After that water drains away refill the hole with more water and time how long it takes that to drain away. Anything less than 2 hours and your soil drains too quickly and needs more organic matter to slow that drainage down. Anything over 6 hours and the soil drains too slowly and needs lots of organic matter to speed it up. 3) Tilth. Take a handful of your slightly damp soil and squeeze it tightly. When the pressure is released the soil should hold together in that clump, but when poked with a finger that clump should fall apart. 4) Smell. What does your soil smell like? A pleasant, rich earthy odor? Putrid, offensive, repugnant odor? The more organic matter in your soil the more active the soil bacteria will be and the nicer you soil will smell. 5) Life. How many earthworms per shovel full were there? 5 or more indicates a pretty healthy soil. Fewer than 5, according to the Natural Resources Conservation Service, indicates a soil that is not healthy....See MoreOrganic Ways to Fix Issues with My Soil
Comments (9)A soil pH of 6.6 is toward the high end of optimal, 6.2 to 6.8, that most vegetables find best for them because with a soil pH in that range most all soil nutrients are most readily available. What you still need to know is what is the humus level (amount of residual organic matter) of your soil. That should be around 5 to 8 percent because organic matter in soils aid in allowing better soil moisture movement, easier movement of plant roots, and make the soil nutrients plants need more available. Some simple tests you can do to learn more about your soil are these, 1) Structure. From that soil sample put enough of the rest to make a 4 inch level in a clear 1 quart jar, with a tight fitting lid. Fill that jar with water and replace the lid, tightly. Shake the jar vigorously and then let it stand for 24 hours. Your soil will settle out according to soil particle size and weight. A good loam will have about 1-3/4 inch (about 45%) of sand on the bottom. about 1 inch (about 25%) of silt next, about 1 inch (25%) of clay above that, and about 1/4 inch (about 5%) of organic matter on the top. Drainage. Dig a hole 1 foot square and 1 foot deep and fill that with water. After that water drains away refill the hole with more water and time how long it takes that to drain away. Anything less than 2 hours and your soil drains too quickly and needs more organic matter to slow that drainage down. Anything over 6 hours and the soil drains too slowly and needs lots of organic matter to speed it up. 3) Tilth. Take a handful of your slightly damp soil and squeeze it tightly. When the pressure is released the soil should hold together in that clump, but when poked with a finger that clump should fall apart. 4) Smell. What does your soil smell like? A pleasant, rich earthy odor? Putrid, offensive, repugnant odor? The more organic matter in your soil the more active the soil bacteria will be and the nicer your soil will smell. 5) Life. How many earthworms per shovel full were there? 5 or more indicates a pretty healthy soil. Fewer than 5, according to the Natural Resources Conservation Service, indicates a soil that is not healthy....See MoreSoil test results
Comments (44)Why ask people all over the nation when Florida's soil conditions are very well understood by the U FL Extension Service? If that is Hollywood, FL, you are very near where some of the first micronutrient studies were conducted (1920s) because the soils are critically deficient in several (copper and zinc on sands and peat, manganese on marl). There is an extension office and small experiment station near the main campus of Broward Community College (near the educational TV station, if it is still there). Many but not all of Florida's sands are acidic. The sands in southern Florida can be naturally more lime rich though. It takes a little but not extraordinary effort to successfully grow many vegetables and fruit there. A citrus-type fertilizer with complete micronutrients will solve nearly all soil problems, save nematodes. Growing most crops in cooler, drier winter will largely solve the fungal problems on leaves and fruit. New Zealad spinach and cherry tomatoes (old selections anyway) and some Latin American root crops will grow in the summer heat and near-liquid atmosphere....See MoreSoil test results, what do they mean?
Comments (16)Bob, yes, I agree I need to leach the soil. In my research it seems that for the levels that I have it could take 3 years to get it back to normal levels. But I'm not sure that was in sand where it happens faster. Zackey, I agree. I have tried a couple of emails. I think I need to try to get someone on the phone if I can get past the menus. Vegtech, I hear you about the local extension agency. I called and they directed me to a book about growing roses. I have been studying growing roses in S. Fl. for 13 years. Not exactly what I needed....See Moredigdirt2
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