Transcript Soil Amendment Estimator - Great Pumpkin CommonWealth

Soil Amendment Estimator
Designed by:
Bryan Langley
Fill Blue
fields
with soil
test
results
Insert Soil Test data
Put
Patch
size
here in
square
feet
Liming Needed
Click Here
for
Dropdown
menu
Select
Lime used
Lime Results
Add lbs of
lime used
PH change based on
soil texture
Lime values will
automatically be
inserted
Click Here
to switch
to list page
Add to Lists
Click Here
to switch
to First
page
Enter
Product
info
Enter lbs of
amendment
added to
patch
Add Amendments
Select the
amendment added
from the
dropdown list
Nutrient analysis
will automatically
input with selected
amendment
Manure Additions
Values will
automatically be
inserted for
selected manure
Click Here
for
Dropdown
menu
Select
which type
of manure
Enter
yards
applied
So What does it all Mean
PPM Gained
from
amendments
Estimated
New PPM
value
eCEC
from soil
test data
and new
estimated
eCEC
Nutrient
balance ratios
Looking Forward
• We are always looking to move forward
• Knowing where we should be
– Seeing what result is
– Creates a database to catalog our soil
– Prepared better in the future
Better Experimenting
• Knowing what each addition does give us
better experimenting possibilities
• Not a license to go nuts in the patch
– Need to understand amendment application
limitations
– Toxicity and interactions are always a possibility
• NOT A replacement for Soil Recommendations
Nutrient Formulas
• Amount needed to raise 1 PPM Per 1000 Sq ft
Nutrient
Lbs to Increase Level 1
PPM
Nitrogen
.08 #
Phosphorus (P2O5)
.10 #
Calcium
.046 #
Potassium (K2O)
.06 #
Magnesium
.046 #
Boron
.046 #
Copper
.046 #
Iron
.046 #
Zinc
.046 #
Manganese
.046 #
Sulfur
.046 #
References
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www.Spectrumanalytic.com
www.soilminerals.com
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Colorado State University Extension
Perdue extension
University of Minnesota extension
Clemson University Extension
Oklahoma state University Extension
www.eplantscience.com
www.calciumproducts.com
Iowa state university Extension
University of Arkansas Extension
Ohio state university Extension
Cornell University Extension
Western Laboratories
MidWest Labs
http://agsource.crinet.com/
Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
Oregon State Extension
Penn State University Extension
Texas A&M Extension