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Plants genetically, like us, are designed by God to grow well and they will when they have their raw elemental materials which make all life function!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSTARTING LINE: \u003c\/strong\u003eSee what is already in the soil and add everything you can, up to the soil's \u003cstrong\u003eTOTAL CATION EXCHANGE CAPACITY (TEC)! \u003c\/strong\u003eWhether a \u003cstrong\u003eTEC\u003c\/strong\u003e is small (1-7), medium (7-15), or large (15-40+). Do what you can before planting anything! Just try it! The first time you soil test and amend it might be a substantial amount of material (5#-180#\/1,000 sqft), but by the next soil test, it generally is far less material and the next will be less, until you are in a rhythm of testing and putting on maintenance amounts that makes up for nutrients in the harvest and from losses from excess watering\/rainfall. Your own body health will improve if you soil test, then amend based on a real measurement, and then eat from your own garden! You will be able to taste, smell, feel and see the difference!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFEED THE SOIL: \u003c\/strong\u003eHealthy plants are feeding the equivalent of 2-3+ cows worth of soil microbes on every acre (43,560 sqft) of soil! Plants need minerals in their photosynthesis factory to efficiently capture sunlight and manufacture quality food for the microbes and you. Soil elements are essential to be adequately present, not in excess or deficit, so that all forms of life really function. The more efficient we can make photosynthesis and protein synthesis, the more energy plants can put into soil to feed the life right around the roots and the more each bite means to our health. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eTHE PROCESS\u003c\/span\u003e:  \u003c\/strong\u003eSEND US YOUR 10 SOIL PROBE CORES (0-6.75\" deep if tilling and 0-4\" if not tilling) AND I WILL SEND IT OFF FOR THE BEST LAB ANALYSIS AND EMAIL YOU A COMPLETE SOIL TEST RECOMMENDATION! WE ALSO HAVE THE NUTRIENT INGREDIENTS AND CAN SHIP TO YOUR DOOR ALREADY WEIGHED OUT AND BLENDED. I CAN EVEN POINT YOU IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION FOR A HAND OR CHEST FERTILIZER SPREADER AND YOU CAN APPLY THEM WHEN IT IS  CONVENIENT FOR YOU! YOUR JOB IS TO PULL REPRESENTATIVE SOIL CORES AT THE RIGHT DEPTH, TAKE AN ACCURATE AREA MEASUREMENT AND \u003cstrong\u003eGET ME THE SOIL SAMPLE IN A ZIP-LOCK WITH THE ACCURATE AREA MEASUREMENT.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cem\u003eSTANDARD SOIL ANALYSIS AND RECOMMENDATIONS WILL COMPRISE:\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTotal Exchange Capacity (TEC)\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThis is your soil's total\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003enutrient holding ability of cations (i.e. metals aka positively charged elements).\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eClay soils are roughly ~15-40+ Meq\/100g\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLoamy \u0026amp; Silty soils are ~7-15 Meq\/100g\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSandy Soils are ~1-7 Meq\/100g\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYou can't do much to increase a low \u003cstrong\u003eTEC\u003c\/strong\u003e on a large amount of land!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The larger the \u003cstrong\u003eTEC\u003c\/strong\u003e the less frequently you need to add nutrients once the levels are built up ... other than the leachable anions (see below). \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBASE SATURATION PERCENTAGES\u003c\/strong\u003e including \u003cstrong\u003eLbs\/Acre\u003c\/strong\u003e of:\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCalcium\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eMagnesium\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003ePotassium\u003c\/strong\u003e \u0026amp; \u003cstrong\u003eSodium\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThese \u003cstrong\u003e\"4 Major Cations\"\u003c\/strong\u003e essentially establish nutrient efficiency, proper soil gas and water capabilities, soil pH, and more. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWater pH\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRemember that \u003cstrong\u003eWater pH\u003c\/strong\u003e is \u003cstrong\u003eONLY AN EFFECT \u003c\/strong\u003eof the\u003cstrong\u003e BASE SATURATION PERCENTAGES. \u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIdeal Water pH balances to 6.4 when Calcium\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eMagnesium\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003ePotassium\u003c\/strong\u003e \u0026amp; \u003cstrong\u003eSodium are balanced %'s for the TEC.\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHumus %\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHumus is organic material \u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003efully\u003c\/span\u003e broken down and it holds cations (positively charged nutrients) and anions (negatively charged nutrients). 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A little to the plants is good.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBoron\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBoron\u003c\/strong\u003e is for improved pollination, more sugars in storage fruits\/roots, better calcium intake.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNon-Leachable Trace Cations - Build these once and they stay around!\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIron\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eManganese\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCopper\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eZinc\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHIGHLY ENCOURAGED ADDITIONS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"list-style-type: none;\"\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"list-style-type: none;\"\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCobalt \u0026amp;\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"list-style-type: none;\"\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"list-style-type: none;\"\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMolybdenum\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eFor improved insect and disease management, your health or the health of your animals, you may opt to test \u003cstrong\u003efor\u003c\/strong\u003e Cobalt and Molybdenum at an additional charge. It is worth the extra cost and for a small garden is very inconsequential. Your health is worth it and I think you should just make the investment.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eREALITY: \u003c\/strong\u003ePlease realize that soils are like momentum. Soil can take 1-3 years to build up to optimal levels after the initial large application but many effects can be seen in the first year. Nutrients I add, some of which are rocks, have to break down and be distributed and added onto the soil's exchange sites.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDON'T GUESS: \u003c\/strong\u003eTake my advice and don't guess. I see many garden soils where their soil test reveals huge deficiencies and\/or huge excesses. For some reason, a garden produces a \"MORE ON\" effect where if a little is good one season and did such a good job, well the next year I'm going to put \"MORE ON\". This is one ditch. The other ditch is to never add anything and believe microbes are creators of elements and spontaneously poof every nutrient is right there at sufficient levels. Both ditches are extreme perspectives and soon the soil is treated in ways you don't find in nature and the quality and yield that soil can produce really suffers. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTape measures are good for constructions sites. Soil tests are good for plants. TAKE A MEASUREMENT AND APPLY ONLY WHAT IS NEEDED!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHONEYMOON TO BE KEPT UP: \u003c\/strong\u003eOnce a soil's top 4\" (untilled) or 6.75\" (tilled) is ideal it doesn't stay that way as rainfall removes nutrients, irrigation water can add and lockup certain nutrients, and, most importantly, plants take nutrients up in their growth and we remove off a good portion of that in the harvest and the remnants go down the toilet ... literally. Just like you don't irrigate one time in a garden's life you don't soil test and amend once. A stitch in time saves nine so some frequent adjusting goes a long way to keeping in shape. Yearly soil testing is recommended for active gardeners and in really high yielding \u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eor\u003c\/span\u003e sandy soils without much reserve, the soil needs to be looked at before the next planting evening if that is just 60 or 90 days after the last soil test. For instance, 40 tons\/acre of squash or tomatoes or cucumbers is doable and yet this will exhaust potassium, boron, and sulfur in a sandy soil. Retesting depends on if the factors are there where some nutrients have become deficient. It depends on your nutrient uptake rate. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA fertile soil can be drawn down with plant growth and soon become a terribly infertile soil. That same terribly infertile soil can be made back into an excellent soil but it requires a human to re-establish it quickly. Nutrient excesses can be the most difficult to fix so measure first and then apply only what is actually needed (not extra for good measure). Adding nutrients to gardens tends to be done at the extreme so take caution as it can save on the grocery bills now and the medical bills later. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eINGREDIENTS: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eI prefer using known analysis ingredients that make nutrients available predictably. I use the best tools for the job. It is hard to find all good nutrients in one place. I only know of one place in the US. Ideally there would be someone in every town keeping our local soils in shape. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCOMPOST\/MANURE COMMENT: \u003c\/strong\u003eWhile I would love to use more compost and manure, typically those organic nutrients don't come with a true batch nutrient analysis to know how to use it. 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Sulfur is typically very short in compost and the excess phosphorous compost\/manures supplies typically makes the sulfur deficiency worse. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e$$$ - \u003c\/strong\u003eIt is expensive to take a compost nutrient analysis for small scale growing. Yet to know what the compost is, you really need a nutrient analysis. Due to expense I typically use known ingredients.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight since mostly it is water. Can get pricy to ship, difficult to apply with any accuracy.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVery low analysis so more material needs to be applied. It is easy to oops\"oops\" once and give yourself 40 years of a phosphorous excess. Plants can turn bitter from over-composting which typically gets the phosphate and potassium too high.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCompost is a great tool when used right but it is not the only tool. The previous garden plants can make your best compost addition anyway so why not start there vs bringing in unknowns?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInvest in a soil test for your own health for God's service. God's ways make sense, can be closely investigated and are repeatable. This soil test that I do was developed by William Albrecht and kept promoted and educated by Neal Kinsey since 1973. I have been to several classes by Neal Kinsey to bring to you what I understand and practice right on our own small farm. I try to be honest and fair and science-based. Specifically I have quite a bit of experience with growing vegetables on 4-7 TEC soils (\"high sands\") as well as vegetables on 10-20 TEC and excessively loaded desert soils. Yet true soil science works anywhere. 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