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Have any idea what the soil pH is. I forget if pH affect Nitrogen uptake or not but, it'd be something else to check.

Well I just did a full panel of tests on the soil around the one showing the most problems.

The pH seemed pretty good at 6.8-7.0. The panel did Potash, and I didn't know if that mattered, but it was off the charts high, so that's good. Phosphate was in the Medium range. Now for the funny part.

Nitrogen was supposed to turn a pinkish hue. After 10-15 minutes of letting the soil slurry settle, the color was 100% clear! So there is almost no Nitrogen in my soil?!??! I'm guessing the mulch took most of it, and the hops may have drained off the rest as they got growing?

I put down blood meal yesterday, but I know that takes awhile. Should I risk some sort of fert-burn by putting something else on? What would you recommend?
 
MG Shake and Feed or Tomatoe at 1/2 strength. Maybe even the liqua feed stuff, guranteed not to burn. It's 12-4-8 so that fits with the test.
 
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