Is my soil too HOT?

oldasrocks · April 2, 2014

I gained access to a large pile of old horse manure so I hauled home 12 dump trucks loads. Then I had the insane idea of covering the garden 12 inches deep with it so I could grow in something besides rocks and clay this year.

THEN I soil tests. Phosphorus 424, Sulfur 234, Calcium 5604, Magnesium 1253, Potassium 617 and last if not least Nitrogen 1360.

So any idea on how to mellow it down to grow-able values? I do not have access to any decent normal dirt here in Missouri unless I buy countless bags of so called topsoil. The garden is about 2,000 sq ft.

I NEED fresh tomatoes please help.

April 2, 2014	#1
oldasrocks Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Lebanon, Mo Posts: 59	Is my soil too HOT? I gained access to a large pile of old horse manure so I hauled home 12 dump trucks loads. Then I had the insane idea of covering the garden 12 inches deep with it so I could grow in something besides rocks and clay this year. THEN I soil tests. Phosphorus 424, Sulfur 234, Calcium 5604, Magnesium 1253, Potassium 617 and last if not least Nitrogen 1360. So any idea on how to mellow it down to grow-able values? I do not have access to any decent normal dirt here in Missouri unless I buy countless bags of so called topsoil. The garden is about 2,000 sq ft. I NEED fresh tomatoes please help.