Doc E: Matt Ryan cited this soil test with a question no one has answered.
I am and I think others are probably waiting for your take... To me, this
soil sounds pretty good and healthy, if short on nematodes? And could be
short on fungi... depending on what you want to grow there?
> From: "Ryan, Matthew" <matthew.ryan_at_rodaleinst.org>
> Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2003
> The whole reason for this compost application was to optimize the field
based on SFNY total soil foodweb test results. The results came back
suggesting that the field was low in TF biomass.
> Soil Test Results:
> Dry weight of sample 0.79g, AB 153.2, TB 476, AB 29.2, TF 78, HD 2.5,
Flagellates 7,269 (high), Amoebae 35,024 (high), Ciliates 1,751 (high, which
makes sense to me because of all the rain), Total Nematode #/g 2 (low), and
% Mycorrhizal Colonization 16 (low).
> Any suggestions on how to further biologically optimize this field?
And I have a related question (trying to stay on one subject here..:-): How
is that 16% mychorrhizal colonization is "low?" Or is that a typo (meant 16
spores/gram... I also assume 2nd "AB" is "AF")?
-- Kirk
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Received on Tue Nov 25 2003 - 19:00:38 EST