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Do I need more organic matter? (Soil test results)

TNflowerlover Zone 7a
6 years ago
last modified: 6 years ago

Hello! I completely redid my beds in November/December and used a soil that was supposed to be half compost/half topsoil. It definitely seems like a very nice dirt...dark, seems to have mineral content, etc. (I know the grass seed loves the amount I spread on my lawn!) Here is the soil report I got today. Do I need to put more organic matter in? I am thinking the humic matter is way too low? I do have some rabbit manure I can add as well as some chopped leaves and am (slowly) working on compost. I can also buy some bagged compost if that would be faster (I seem to remember I have to be careful about if compost is finished or not as to not tie up nitrogen, right?) I hope to have my soil pretty healthy by April, when I can put my plants back in. Any help is appreciated. :)



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