Originally Posted by Turkeymaster
We had the soil test done last year and put lime out accordingly, as our pH averaged out to be 5.2 in all the fields. the average for P and K levels were roughly 60-80 lbs of both in each field. it didn't ask for much N


Those P levels are fine. P builds really easy and hold really easy in the soil compared to the other nutrients. That is low for K levels though….K also has an effect on pH as well and is part of getting things in balance…..it’s one of your cations just like Ca. It has a positive charge…. K levels and Ca levels will both build up and hold better as you build organic matter into your soil. I’d bring back a bag of 33-0-0 and a bag of 0-0-60 per acre on the next trip. Just for future plantings you would have wanted to have already added your 0-0-60 several weeks ago. You’re really feeding the 0-0-60 to the soil…not the plant. You feed the soil to get the nutrients levels where they need to be and the soil feeds the plant. Add another bag of 0-0-60 per acre later this summer before fall planting. This will start getting your K levels up. You could really go ahead and add two bags of 0-0-60 right now if it doesn’t get into your planting budget too deep. You probably won’t need any P for a while so skip the 13-13-13 and use 33-0-0 and 0-0-60 for your fert needs. If you add two bags of 0-0-60 now then I’d test later this fall again to see where you’re running around September. It may be that you only need to add a little N this fall. I made a mixing barrel that I throw all of my seed and fert into for an acre and mix it altogether instead of making multiple passes for seed and fert.


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