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Jul 24, 2021 11:51 AM CST
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Hi all,

I am in Queens, Ny. Have always loved gardening and last year I got into making my own compost in a tumbler. I was curious to see where my soil was at so I drew a few samples from my raised bed vegetable gardens. The results are attached. I was kinda surprised by the numbers. Should I have any concerns?

Quick garden background...
Last fall I topped off the beds with topsoil, added an inch or so of compost, a thin dressing of worm poop, and covered that with mulch. I used no compost or fertilizer in the spring. Once my veggies got going, I put worm poop in the drip ring and used blood meal once in the drip ring. Nothing else has been put in the soil.

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Jul 24, 2021 3:00 PM CST
Name: Marilyn
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I've never had my soil tested, so I don't know what is going on there....from my HS Latin, I can figure out some of the symbols, but have no idea if the levels are good or harmful.....You may want to add lime, I think that will get your Ph level down.....rain is acidic in the NE....
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Jul 31, 2021 5:39 AM CST
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Name: Allison
NJ (Zone 6a)
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My soil is acidic here in north west NJ .. but clueless with the numbers.. just use organic fertilizer
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