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Martinsville, Ohio | First you need to understand Von Liebig's barrel stave concept:
http://corn.osu.edu/newsletters/2011/2011-04/adjusting-the-barrell-...
Then examine the effect of soil pH on nutrient availability:
https://www.google.com/search?q=effect+of+pH+on+nutr...
You see that sweet spot around 6.5 pH where nutrients are pretty much most available.
So, we determine the pH of our soil with a good representative probing sent to a trustworthy soil test laboratory of your choice to determine pH and nutrient availability at the levels you farm and your roots grow.
6-8 inch plow layer
2 inch notill layer to check for stratification
12 inches where most of my roots grow
24 inches some are taking now, I haven't done too much of that
Get the idea?
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