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Lowes Soil Test Data Interpretation

1.8K views 5 replies 4 participants last post by  Virginiagal  
#1 ·
Hello all! Long time lurker, first time poster. My last home I had the bermuda scalped and removed and started over with zoysia so I was well versed in it until we built our current house and moved where we decided for Bermuda for all 12,500sf of yard to "stay in budget" Hindsight is 20/20 but I miss my zoysia! Started with the Bermuda Bible when we moved in fall of 2020 and am still battling sedges, creeping charlie, buttonweed, a little crab and dallisgrass.

I scarified and de-thatched with my Sun Joe early summer and still need to do a core aeration as well. Yard still isn't where I would like it to be health-wise so I am hoping you all can help interpret some of this data from my soil test. I did it when the Lowe's kits went on sale recently and am not real positive which lab they used?

Thoughts and direction welcomed! And for reference I am in Central Arkansan and fully irrigated.







 
#2 ·
Your pH is fine, no need to add sulfur.

The fertilizer recommendation of 2.98 lb of nitrogen, .11 lb of phosphate, 1.38 lb of potash per 1000 sq ft is for the year. Here are soil remediation guidelines:
https://thelawnforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=15165

Here is some guidelines in zoysia from Arkansas:
https://www.uaex.uada.edu/publications/pdf/FSA-6122.pdf
I just skimmed through but it was saying limit nitrogen to 2 lb a year. You might do some more research on the proper amount for zoysia. Clemson has a different take:
https://hgic.clemson.edu/factsheet/zoysiagrass-maintenance-calendar/
 
#3 ·
Hi @Virginiagal - why do you think no Sulfur is necessary? Just asking - I can't argue otherwise! It wasn't tested for it appears so we have no idea what's there.

I know that farmers need to be adding sulfur - it's a common deficiency (that I most often see in winter wheat crops). The reason it's become a problem in the last 20 years is because we've eliminated acid rain. Farmers had gotten used to high/sufficient S levels and once acid rain was reduced, they weren't getting the benefit of that sulfur added during rain events.

So I was thinking that Sulfur could be necessary but I don't know.