[Garden] soil test results

[Alicia Mah]

HI everybody,

You will find below the results of the soil testing that we did on Tuesday
(thanks, Ludmila and Ashley!). I haven't interpreted them as yet, although
we can see that nitrogen levels are extremely low. Hence, planting
nitrogen-intensive plants like corn and roses might not be the best plan.

We could potentially add nitrogen-rich fertilizer to some of the plots. It
was suggested that we experiment and plant the same species in two different
plots, one with nitrogen added and one without, to see if it will make a
difference.

Cheers,
Alicia

UW Community Garden Soil test results May 2009

Humus over 5
pH 7.6-7.8
Nitrate very low, under 10
Phosphorus high over 200
Potassium
Sample #    Location in garden    Potassium
1    Lower right    220
2    Upper right    200
3    middle    180
4    Lower left    220
5    Lower right    200
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