Just got back my 1st soil test! Help Needed

Thanks for the tag @DougDawson

@Phil_Bombs, i have a couple of questions about the test. Who did you get the test from? What are the units, pounds per acre or parts per million? Where are the total cation exchange and cation percentage values?

All in all, it looks good to go with some topdressing of craft blend and some micronutrients.

Nitrogen is always hard to read because it is constantly in flux. I would use a seed meal here, but feather and/or blood meal can also work. There is probably plenty in the craft blend, top dress at their recommended dosages.

For micros, I would get some of the big 6 from BAS. It’s got all six major micronutrients in a chelated form. They leave out iron because of the basalt they use. What I do like seeing on this test is that manganese is about equal to the iron.

If you really want to get into soil testing and micronutrients balancing, check out the book The Intelligent Gardener by Steve Solomon. It does a fair job of explaining the basics of soil science and even has some worksheets at the end so you can calculate exactly what is needed.

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