Best Options for Testing Soil Nutrients 🌋🌳💲 Should You Get a Soil Test?
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Best Options for Testing Soil Nutrients 🌋🌳💲 Should You Get a Soil Test?
professional soil test kits vs garden home test kits vs soil lab testing - a comparison of these methods and then I describe what I do about testing soil for nutrients.
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Wow, I love your perennial garden!
To get the an estimate of I lay out a 1 square foot on ta flat surface, measure fertilizer per square foot and sprinkle evenly. Then I take a picture for reference.
Great info- I like your approach and presentation. I definitely did not know that chlorosis can be caused by by more than just iron deficiency - which explains why my gardenias are not responding to iron. They need a different location where they’re not competing with all the tree roots.
Helpful information Robert - enjoy your long weekend!
Does watering daily leach nutrients from the soil, especially nitrogen? The leaves on my cucumbers, tomatoes, and melon's are not very green.
Excellent video, thank you for being so informative. Wanted to ask if it's possible to do a soil test and then look up the proper amounts for specific plants someone wants to grow. For example, I plan to start growing my own crops at home organically. These will eventually include basil, dill, rosemary, squash, zucchini, garlic, onions, potatoes, and others. I'm sure each crop has it's own nutritional requirements, so maybe I can compare the results of my soil lab tests with charts of ratios needed for each crop and adjust accordingly?
Thank you!
Can you inform us about the new methods for sap analysis. There was a video about analyzing nutrients in the cytoplasma of agricultural plants leaves as a more precise way to learn about soil fertility.
Maybe in the future. SAP analysis does not really measure soil fertility, but it might tell you something about the soil. It tells you more about how plants are using the soil fertility.
Thanks, Robert. Great video.
According to the soil test I had done, the pH of my soil is 4.8. The lab recommended that I add limestone at 135 pounds/ 1000 square feet and 10-10-10 fertilizer at 2 cups/ 100 square feet. I'm growing trees and shrubs in clay soil. How often does lime need to be applied?
Depends on the soil. The lime will be used up and pH will rise again - but how fast depends on your specific conditions. Follow their instructions and test again in 2 years.
@@Gardenfundamentals1 Thanks for the reply. Sounds like good advice.
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