4wanderingeyes
5 year old buck +
I do a soil sample every few years to make sure there isnt any major issues, and dont fret on the small stuff, then just make small adjustments over the next few years and repeat, giving the adjustments time to work. The soil was sampled from 6 inches down, in 4 different spots of the plot. Each time I have had my soil sampled, the phosphorus has been very high. I dont add phosphorus to my soil, because it is very high, I avoid fertilizers such as 19-19-19 and instead use 0-0-60, and 46-0-0 for my needs.
My numbers are Ph 6.1, OM 3.2, p 62, and K 51. The phosphorus numbers have always been in the 60's on all my test, and a normal level is teens, and twenties. Is there a way to lower it? What would cause it to be so high? The plot is about 7 years old, and before that it was woods, and the first test was high. I had thought if I didnt add any it would get used up eventually, but it hasnt. What would you do about it?
It is my apple orchard plot, it is about 3/4 of an acre, and I usually plant clover, and winter rye in it. Except when I need to do a reset because of weeds, which was done this year, then it gets lightly worked up, and plant heavy N users, then next fall I will plant clover and winter rye again.
I may get a micro nutrient test done to check for zinc and iron needs, but I would like to find out why the high P numbers, and what I can do to correct it?
My numbers are Ph 6.1, OM 3.2, p 62, and K 51. The phosphorus numbers have always been in the 60's on all my test, and a normal level is teens, and twenties. Is there a way to lower it? What would cause it to be so high? The plot is about 7 years old, and before that it was woods, and the first test was high. I had thought if I didnt add any it would get used up eventually, but it hasnt. What would you do about it?
It is my apple orchard plot, it is about 3/4 of an acre, and I usually plant clover, and winter rye in it. Except when I need to do a reset because of weeds, which was done this year, then it gets lightly worked up, and plant heavy N users, then next fall I will plant clover and winter rye again.
I may get a micro nutrient test done to check for zinc and iron needs, but I would like to find out why the high P numbers, and what I can do to correct it?
