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Interpreting Soil Report / Action Steps

 
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I've just gotten my Logan Labs soil report back.  From what I can understand, I'm dealing with high Phosphorous and low Magnesium and Potassium.  I live in southern New England, with acidic, high-iron soils, but apparently the top 6 inches of my raised beds come back as slightly alkaline.  Interesting.  I'm very happy with the OM numbers, also.

My game plan based on these results would be...
1) Balance the high Phosphorous by adding high-carbon mulches layered with plenty of Nitrogen - I'm thinking my quail bedding, and maybe the neighbor's chicken bedding.
2) Interplant or mulch with Magnesium and Potassium accumulators that DON'T accumulate a lot of Phosphorous - I'm thinking Alfalfa, Dandelion, Yarrow.  (Nettle seems like an awesome choice for compost teas, but I'm not sure it's a good fit in a yard often full of young children playing.)

Anything else I should do or consider?  Soil Report is attached.
Filename: Diana-Brennan-Soil-20250325-184601.pdf
Description: Soil Report
File size: 72 Kbytes
 
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If the diets of quail or chicken are high in grains, likely the manure will be high in phosphorus too. P is usually limiting in soil so plants pack P in seeds to help seedlings to grow roots. It's common for organic gardens or greenhouses to have high level of phosphorus, from using manure. If your raise bed is deep and you have been doing no till, phosphorus tends to sit on the top few inches and deeper down the P level decreases. If your plants are healthy, don't worry about it.
 
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