04-27-2016, 09:49 AM
Results came back.
I collected samples from teh front, side and rear yards. I collected soil from 3 places in each yard and mixed them to compbine a single sample. In the front pH is 1 point low - 4.8 vs recommended minimum 5.8 in the front and 1.5 points low on the side yard. Recommendations are 110lbs Lime/1000 sqft and 145 lbs respectively. The back yard pH is acceptable, strangely enough. Looking at it you'd think that was the worst soil.
I'm told I need 45lbs/1000 sqft of 5-10-10 fertilizer in all 3 areas. I'd already planned on starting a fertilizer program, mostly I wanted to know how much lime I needed. So at this point I'm going to add the lime and continue the fertilizer program I started I won't do any more seeding until fall. I want a fescue/bluegrass mix and those are cool-season grasses.
I collected samples from teh front, side and rear yards. I collected soil from 3 places in each yard and mixed them to compbine a single sample. In the front pH is 1 point low - 4.8 vs recommended minimum 5.8 in the front and 1.5 points low on the side yard. Recommendations are 110lbs Lime/1000 sqft and 145 lbs respectively. The back yard pH is acceptable, strangely enough. Looking at it you'd think that was the worst soil.
I'm told I need 45lbs/1000 sqft of 5-10-10 fertilizer in all 3 areas. I'd already planned on starting a fertilizer program, mostly I wanted to know how much lime I needed. So at this point I'm going to add the lime and continue the fertilizer program I started I won't do any more seeding until fall. I want a fescue/bluegrass mix and those are cool-season grasses.