ORIGINAL: Mastevt
I just pulled my test sheet, and I don't know where the co-op guy read the 6.4 what he told me, and it's my fault for not reading it closer, but my ph on the sheet says 4.1. So was he correct with the 2 tons of lime per acre correct?
No, 2 tones/acre is just for the first year if you can disk it in.Then repeat for the next two years. I know some guys up north in sand country, their soil test recommended 5 tons per acre at ph of 4.5. A good soil test will include a buffer test to calculate exactly how much lime is required for your type of soil.
I would suggestafter liming you plant buckwheat in the summer, and winterrye in the fall.Next year lime again, do buckwheat and winterrye again. The following year, have another soil test done that includes a buffer test.
ORIGINAL: Mastevt
Some of the other readings, my P is a little low, 20 #/acre, FI= 69. K 276 #/acre FI=97. Can anyone translate what these numbers mean?
P (phosphorus) is not bad, that is just 100 lbs of a 0-20-20 or similar to meat that requirement.
K (Potassium) is very very low. To get to 280#/acre of K would take 450 lbs of 0-0-60.
It almost looks like you are planting in a dry swamp. Put some of the P & K down with the lime for now. But keep in mind, when your PH is below 6, most of your fertilizers are ionically bound up in the soil and not even available to your plots.
Right now Lime is 100x more important to your soil than any fertilizer.