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<\/a><\/p>\nAdditionally, once you know the formula for healthy vibrant soil, you can use your test to see where you need to improve.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Tie-Ups<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 High Magnesium<\/strong> ties-up Nitrogen<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 High Phosphorus<\/strong> ties-up Zinc<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 High pH<\/strong> ties-up Manganese<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 High Potassium<\/strong> ties-up Copper<\/strong> and Boron<\/strong><\/p>\n RATIOS<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Key Ratios to obtain:<\/strong><\/p>\n Calcium to Magnesium\u00a0\u00a0 7 : 1<\/strong> on water soluble test, 10 : 1 on regular test<\/p>\n Supports carbon to nitrogen exchange\u00a0 which is imperative for development of sugars (carbohydrates necessary for plant growth.)<\/p>\n Calcium to Potassium\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 5 : 1<\/strong><\/p>\n Critical for adequate calcium uptake in plant.\u00a0 Calcium and Potassium have a similar molecular weight so they compete for space within the plant.\u00a0 The plant will naturally take up more potash than calcium, if this ratio is out of balance it will result in disease problems, provide a weaker cell wall structure, and increase susceptibility to fungus.\u00a0\u00a0 If there is a proper ratio one result will be better standabilty during dry down.<\/p>\n Potassium to Phosphorus\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 4 : 1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n Critical\u00a0 indication of susceptibility to broadleaf weed pressure<\/p>\n Micronutrients can be as important to development as NPK.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Zinc<\/strong> \u2013 better water uptake, better drought tolerance, critical in corn for processing<\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 adequate amounts of N<\/p>\n Copper<\/strong> –\u00a0 important for disease control\u00a0 especially for fungal disease\u00a0 (wet feet)\u00a0<\/p>\n reduces brittle crops (breakage and shatter) which helps to reduce wind damage & lodging<\/p>\n Improves cell wall elasticity\u00a0<\/p>\n Boron<\/strong>\u2013 important for disease control, pollination, production of sugars, translocation<\/p>\n of sugars. \u00a0Boron deficiency will not show up until fruit set; At that time you will<\/p>\n notice pale coloration between leaves, In corn\u00a0you will notice deformed\u00a0ears or ears not filled all the way to the top of the cob<\/p>\n \u00a0Manganese<\/strong> \u2013 important for disease control, seed set especially if you are growing for<\/p>\n \u00a0seed.\u00a0 In trees (nut crops) deficiency will cause yield loss.\u00a0<\/p>\n GENERAL INFO<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Every 1% of Organic Matter<\/strong> has the holding capacity of 10,000 gallons of water per square acre<\/p>\n A 1-inch rain<\/strong> equates to 28,000 gallons of water per acre<\/p>\n pH levels<\/strong> in the soil are usually the highest in December, and will drop \u00bd to 1 % in the summer months<\/p>\n Cation Exchange Capacity<\/strong> (CEC) determines the type of soil<\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 6 \u2013 8\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Sand<\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 14+\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Clay<\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 20\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Heavy clay<\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 21\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Muck<\/p>\n (The higher the CEC, the more holding capacity the soil has)<\/p>\n Negative charges:<\/strong> \u00a0\u00a0Anions<\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Soil\u00a0elements with anions include\u00a0Sulfur, Boron, Phosphorus, Nitrate Nitrogen<\/p>\n Positive charges:<\/strong>\u00a0 Cations<\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Potassium, Magnesium, Calcium, Hydrogen, Copper, Zinc, Iron, Manganese<\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (The higher the CEC, the more of these positive ions are held)<\/p>\n Calcium<\/strong> softens the soil; Magnesium<\/strong> hardens the soil<\/p>\n Lime\u00a0<\/strong>Increases Calcium in the soil<\/p>\n \u00a0Every 1 lb. of ammonium will free-up 1 lb. of Calcium but \u00a0Apply in fall only, never in spring or summer (takes energy away from plant).<\/p>\n The\u00a0above points are a guideline and are only presented as a general observation to guide a grower on what is trying to be achieved when balancing a soil.<\/strong><\/p>\n Additionally, these guidelines repressent the gold standard for creating perfectly balanced soils for most plants.<\/p>\n More than simply telling you what nutrients you need to grow your desired plants, tress, grasses, flowers, or veggies, those soil test can tell you alot about the condition of your landscape.\u00a0 In fact, did you know that by looking at your soil test, you can determine what types of weed problems you may have […]<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a>Share on Facebook<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<\/a>Share on Facebook<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-391","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wordpress.mymontys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/391","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wordpress.mymontys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wordpress.mymontys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wordpress.mymontys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wordpress.mymontys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=391"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.wordpress.mymontys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/391\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":398,"href":"https:\/\/www.wordpress.mymontys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/391\/revisions\/398"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wordpress.mymontys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=391"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wordpress.mymontys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=391"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wordpress.mymontys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=391"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}