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Eight Point
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Austin
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We had soil test done on 4 spots. Need little help with direction of what to do with results. We planted oats last year but just a last minute idea.
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Ten Point
![]() Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Lake Eufaula, OK
Hunt In: Oklahoma
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Need to get it down to 6.5. As you can tell N is the ticket to balance.
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Eight Point
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Austin
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#4 |
Ten Point
![]() Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Lake Eufaula, OK
Hunt In: Oklahoma
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No worries, we all have been there! N/P/K is the combo formula, so if N is what you need something like 48/0/0 should do the trick for everything but the last plot. For that one I would go with 48/20/0.
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#5 |
Eight Point
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Austin
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Pope & Young
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Urea is nitrogen and nothing else, but when you put it out you need to disc it in the soil. Otherwise it will "evaporate". I can't remember what you add to soil with a high ph, mainly because soils where I plot all have low ph and I've never had that problem. A search on the QDMA website might turn that info up or just google it. Your soil is not extremely alkaline, and may be ok with just the N recommended per acre. Soil tests are a guideline, and not necesarily written in stone. Most all crops like ph between 6 and 7 but I've grown some pretty good plots at less than perfect.
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#7 |
Ten Point
![]() Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Lake Eufaula, OK
Hunt In: Oklahoma
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It really needs six months or so to get in the ground well, but the sooner the better. You will see a big difference regardless. I would put it in ASAP or when you plant and then do a huge dose in Feb or Mar in preparation for the upcoming fall!
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Ten Point
Join Date: Feb 2014
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Secondly it will take and ammonium product to drop your ph. A nitrate product can actually cause you to be more alkaline sometimes. Nitrogen fertilizer come both ways. You are wanting a more acidic soil. |
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#9 | |
Ten Point
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Location: Lake Eufaula, OK
Hunt In: Oklahoma
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#10 | |
Ten Point
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: Brenham
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#11 |
Ten Point
![]() Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Lake Eufaula, OK
Hunt In: Oklahoma
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Depending on what you are adding in terms of its composition, IE liquid/granular/pelletized, could take up to six months, depending on rainfall, to actually begin to change composition of your soil.
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#12 |
Pope & Young
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Mauriceville
Hunt In: SETx,La,Il,Ks,Mo
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If you are planting clover you should be good. When in doubt, spread some chicken manure...cant go wrong with that
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#13 |
Ten Point
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Lumberton Texas
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#14 |
Pope & Young
Join Date: May 2012
Location: Corinth
Hunt In: Southeastern Oklahoma
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#15 |
Ten Point
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: Powderly, TX
Hunt In: God's green earth
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Oats and clover should grow in that PH no problem. I would add the nitrogen and the phosphorus on the last plot when you plant per the recommendation of the test. Your biggest problem will be rain/water when you need it!
Madhatter explained the different types of nitrogen fertilizer to use to lower your PH to get it closer to 7.0, like ammonium sulfate. Your PH is ok for these crops I would not worry about it. |
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#16 |
Ten Point
![]() Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: Spring
Hunt In: East Texas
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All good suggestions.
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#17 |
Ten Point
![]() Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Fort Worth
Hunt In: Runnels County
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Sulfur lowers your PH and Lime raises it. When you get your fert. try and get sulfur coated urea, that will help. Good luck, hope it all works out for you!!
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#18 |
Eight Point
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Austin
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Guys thanks for the reply's. I will keep updated how the plots turn out.
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#19 |
Pope & Young
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Texas
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If you are going to be doing food plots this book is almost q must have. https://shop.qdma.com/quality-food-p...r-hunting.html
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#20 |
Ten Point
Join Date: Aug 2012
Hunt In: Menard County, TX
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It's very hard to lower the pH. Our soils are also 8.0. The best way to lower the pH is to add organic matter to the soil (i.e. planting sorghum, sun hemp, beans, etc. in the Spring), which takes time to do. We have to add nitrogen and phosphorus to our plots and disk it into the soil right before planting. We started doing fall plots two years ago and are still learning. We are buying a cultipacker to firm up the soil after we disk in the oats and wheat this year to see if it helps our plots.
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#21 |
Eight Point
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Austin
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Well with the good rain we got in val Verde the food plots came up. Deer are keeping them mowed down. We planted oats and wheat. It's a start with not much experience
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#22 |
Six Point
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: Magnolia, TX
Hunt In: SHNF, MI
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Sulphur would help to lower PH. It could be applied in the spring and again in the fall.
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