help me interpret the FSH numbers?
llmoyer123
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Comments (28)With the email my service provider gives me, they filter off the first layer of spam and I can view it for a short time if I sign on to my email on their internet site. In general, I pull up Outlook Express and receive my mail, along with some more spam that got past the service provider's filters. But I have dial up and if you have DSL that changes. Does that make sense? I don't know any other reason that you wouldn't be getting them. Have you been able to get Yahoo mail from other people before?...See MoreHelp interpreting Logan Labs report
Comments (8)Front yard: Very good, pH is in the sweet spot (6.3-6.8). Organic matter is good, more would be better especially since that soil is a sandy loam, and doesn't hold nutrients as well as say a silty loam. Sulfur is fine. Phosphorus is huge, no need to add any for years. As you can see, you are a bit unbalanced with the calcium and magnesium. It's not a huge issue, although I would add some Mg. There's two ways to do this, dolomitic lime, or epsom salts. Lime of course will raise you pH a bit, which isn't a big deal, but it takes a while for the Mg to get into the soil. Epsom salts, or magnesium sulfate is much more soluble, and will also raise you sulfur a bit, which is fine. 2 lbs per 1000 square feet for epsom salts, dolomitic is between 20-40 lbs, probably 20 since you aren't really concerned with raising pH, totally your call on which you want to use. Potassium is fine, raising it won't hurt, so when you fertilize, you could use say 28-0-11 if you want to this fall. I don't do micronutrients, but your boron looks a bit low, the others are fine. Back yard: Different story here. pH is pretty low, and as expected, so is your calcium, magnesium, and potassium. Calcitic lime at the corrective rate on the bag (usually 9-10 lbs. per 1000), or you can use Cal Turf Pro. You will be liming every 90 days when the ground isn't frozen for the next two years give or take. Epsom salts at 2 lbs per 1000. When you fertilize this fall, use a high potassium fertilizer, or if you can find it, potassium sulfate, 2 lbs per 1000 for the next three months. Again boron looks low. Organic matter is OK, but more would be better. Lime should go down now, or two weeks after you fertilize. Epsom salts can go down with lime or fertilizer, and I would do two applications this year about a month apart....See MoreNeed Help with Soil Test Interpretation
Comments (4)I am not a soil guru, but I will give you a general overview. (I am assuming this is a Logan Labs test) Your results look very good. Your pH is on the lower end of the perfect range for cool season grasses, but still very good, especially since most western soils are basic. If you do want to lime to bring it up a bit, use calcitic lime, and use the lower rate (5 lbs. per 1000 I think). Low potassium is an easy fix, and yours is borderline low. The best thing to use to raise K is potassium sulfate. It can be hard to find however, and potassium chloride is cheaper and usually what you find in fertilizers. If you don't find it, then use high K fertilizers, like 28-0-11. Your P is high, which isn't a problem, all your fertilizers can have a zero for the middle number for a long time. Your micros look OK, except your boron is low. There is another site I frequent that can give you a detailed analysis if you want. Let me know....See MoreHelp: interpreting hard water test strip from Bosch (or Miele?...
Comments (3)There's often some variation in water hardness, as it is blended from differing sources, or as seasons and rainfall change. I'm inclined to trust your water district's numbers over a cheap and perhaps "stale" paper test strip. Two things confuse me: In your photo, the test strip is placed vertically; I'm guessing what you label the rightmost (darkest) square is the bottom one. Also, water hardness is sometimes given in grains/gallon (when it is higher), or in either milligrams/liter (or, equivalently, PPM). I'm not sure what "grams/gallon" means, exactly, in those terms; but since this will make a difference in your setting, its important to know. You might show the strip to the seller of your dishwasher; presumably others have taken these strips in and I'm guessing everyone in your area has water of similar hardness. Failing that, I'd rely on the 8-10 grains(?) measure from the people at your water district, and set the dishwasher for that level of hardness. The only one of these strips I've used was for a coffee machine; it didn't show anything at all, so I used our local water board's hardness estimate, which is very low....See Moredrrazzle
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