kansaswiderack

what ph level should I be looking for for soy beans & milo? my plots are running 6.5 to 6.9.

psandhu

6.5 to 6.9 are pretty good numbers. Are you going to add fertilizer? I read somewhere (and this is a rule of thumb) that you need to add 1 ton of lime for every 3 tons of fertilizer that you add to your field. The components of urea, dap, and potash can lower the soils pH.

timbercruiser

psandhu, are you sure about those numbers???????

farm hunter

The numbers psandhu is referring to - is that .......all else being equal....... fertilizer is acidic - and that as you add fertilizer to your soil - you need to compensate for the acidic effects - and lime accordingly. The rate might be right, I'm not sure - but it sounds feasible.

6.5-6.9 are super numbers - I grow beans & corn on PH of 6.0 - maybe even a little less!

FH