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Jun 2, 2016 3:25 PM CST
Name: Elaine
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You could call someone at your County Extension service to help you interpret your soil tests, Barbalee.

But the first thing I'd do is test the pH of the water you're using for irrigation. It can make a big difference, and even if your soil is ok, watering with high pH water can make the nutrients unavailable to your plants pretty quickly. If you know anybody with a swimming pool, they will have a test kit you can borrow and just follow the directions. They're pretty accurate - definitely will give you a result to one decimal. Or do as I did and buy an aquarium test kit.
Elaine

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