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Spinoff - LSU Ag center Soil Test results
Posted on 1/19/17 at 1:42 pm
Posted on 1/19/17 at 1:42 pm
I had some soil test done on my yard because I am having some severe issues with it. Can/will any of you interpret these results and tell me what my plan of action should be? When I bought this house about 2.5 years ago the grass was green, long and nice. Now my yard looks like the surface of the moon. I see where it says add lime at 6.88lbs per 100 square feet. I was told to use dolomtic lime and that stuff for the amount I need (roughly 10,000 square feet) is not cheap. I'm no where near an OT Baller so I need to try and do it as low of cost as possible. Thank you in advance.
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Posted on 1/19/17 at 1:53 pm to thedogman
Means you got shite soil
Posted on 1/19/17 at 1:57 pm to SeafoodPlatter
all those Low and Very Low can't be good. 
Posted on 1/19/17 at 2:04 pm to SportTiger1
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all those Low and Very Low can't be good.
I know, it's a little depressing.
Posted on 1/19/17 at 2:09 pm to thedogman
As low as the pH is, Im surprised your sod even laid roots down
Posted on 1/19/17 at 2:15 pm to SeafoodPlatter
I would be more concerned with the higher levels of zinc and copper...those heavy metals that aren't organic contaminants.
Posted on 1/19/17 at 2:18 pm to thedogman
1. Plant some blueberries in your soil. You should have a bumper crop with that acidic soil
If you prefer hydrolized lime you can go 3/4 the suggested amount.
You don't have to do it all at once. Just increase it gradually.
If you prefer hydrolized lime you can go 3/4 the suggested amount.
You don't have to do it all at once. Just increase it gradually.
Posted on 1/19/17 at 2:31 pm to thedogman
What kind of grass do you have?
ETA:
Either way it doesn't really matter, your problem is pH. Like somebody else said, put out as much lime as you can afford once or twice a year and try to bring the pH up over time. It's not going to come up quick from that low anyway.
ETA:
Either way it doesn't really matter, your problem is pH. Like somebody else said, put out as much lime as you can afford once or twice a year and try to bring the pH up over time. It's not going to come up quick from that low anyway.
This post was edited on 1/19/17 at 2:34 pm
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