Russ; Tell me if this is right:

------------Meter------------Soil Test
pH----------6.8---------------8.0
N------------low--------------
P------------low--------------medium
K------------low--------------high
Mg-----------low-------------high


You could have ended up liming soil that is already very basic. You would be going too high on the pH scale which is as bad as too low for many plants. The meter also would have had you adding fertilizer when you didn' t need any. Russ; I think you' ve shown that a real soil test is the only way to go.

Dan O.