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Indepth soil analysis

 
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I cleared the lot next to mine for an orchard of Pawpaw and Asian Persimmon.  I have a lot of seedlings on order and expect them in early march.  

Before the seedlings arrive, I want to prepare the soil so I went ahead and got a complete analysis (micronutrient and paste) from Logan Labs.

I have on order mycogrow and Agricultural EM that I will add in each planting hole and around roots.  I have some SEA-90 and a little bit of Tennessee brown rock dust that I will mix with compost to put on top after I plant.

I need help in using these reports to determine what I need to do now and in early spring.  Not sure what the Saturated Paste report is but ordered it to learn.

Are there products I can buy and mix and broadcast or spray?  Mix ratios for small batches since the whole lot is around 0.5 acres.
 
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What you have described that you plan to do sounds fine.  Ecto-mychorrizae are very important to support woody plants if you add anything.  I don't think anything else is necessary.  With trees less is more when adding any fertilizer to the soil.
 
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I am concerned about the low magnesium and potassium levels which can stunt the growth and affect flowering.
 
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is this the lot that had an old trackhoe on it?
where are the seedlings coming from? can you get a sample of the soil they are coming out of to compare to your soil?
 
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if they are bare root plants your getting I have bit of experience with such and for the first year in the ground after transplanting ive found it best to just give them water and not have them shocked in any way then as they grow through the years you can amend soil if need be. that's just my experience.
 
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I am getting seedlings from Missouri Dept. of Conservation. I expect them to be bare root.   I will get the seedlings in the end of February or early March so 4 months of getting the lot marked.  Since the price of wood has gone very high I will have to wait to fence the property.
Yes it was the lot with the trackhoe.  It was fun to watch the two large trucks required to remove it, since it stalled on the ramp of the first one.  The trailer hauling it was undersized so they lost two tires. But it is gone now and the lot is cleared.
 
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