[MassChestnutOrchards] Soil testing for chestnuts - Westerly soil problems

[tsuga35 at aol.com]

Yvonne,
 If they are informed of what we are doing they will help us chose and probably enjoy helping a worth while cause. 
Guy

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From: Yvonne Federowicz <Yvonne_Federowicz at brown.edu>
To: masschestnutorchards at masschestnut.org
Sent: Tue, Aug 4, 2009 6:34 pm
Subject: Re: [MassChestnutOrchards] Soil testing for chestnuts - Westerly soil problems


Thanks Guy-

The site is less than 1 mile from a salt marsh, and then the ocean – is that final test on salts also worthwhile?

There is also the issue of how to categorize chestnut on the second page. 


On 8/4/09 6:26 PM, "Guy Shepard" <tsuga35 at aol.com> wrote:


Yvonne,
  I have allways used "C" only $16.
 Guy

-----Original Message-----
From: Yvonne Federowicz <Yvonne_Federowicz at brown.edu>
To: masschestnutorchards at masschestnut.org <masschestnutorchards at masschestnut.org>
Sent: Tue, Aug 4, 2009 6:19 pm
Subject: [MassChestnutOrchards] Soil testing for chestnuts - Westerly soil problems

Hi folks,

URI no longer does soil testing so we need to use Umass or UCT to figure out what is going on at Westerly.  On the Umass soil test website there are several choices... Do we have a standard one to use?

I am looking at:

http://www.umass.edu/plsoils/soiltest/soilbrochc.htm

(Choice “C” - standard test plus organic matter?) 

And

http://www.umass.edu/plsoils/soiltest/soilbrochd.htm

(Choice #7, deciduous trees? Doesn’t allow for acid-loving trees; would ericaceous be a better match for chestnut?)



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