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High phosphorous soil

13 years ago

I just moved in to this house in July of last year. It has 2 raised beds. One is about 9x30 and the other is smaller at about 8x10. I took soil in last year and when I got the results back it needed nitrogen and was high in phosphorous. The "tester" had made a note "is anything growing?". Unfortunately the soil sample results took longer than I thought and I had already thrown in quite a few bags of a horse/cow manure mixture that had other aerating ingredients in it too. Unfortunately I can't remember the name but it wasn't cheap! I grew some nice green onions, my cilantro was uncontrollable and one of my 2 brussel sprout plants did OK. My cilantro survived through the winter and I also still have garlic planted in it.

Finally to my question, soil sample has been sent in again. If the phosphorous level is high, is there anything I can do/add? I'm planning on growing tomatoes, onions (sets ready to go in ground soon), jalapenos, cucumbers and maybe some corn. I'd like to keep it pretty organic if I can but I'm not above using chemicals if needed. Thanks for taking the time to read my rant. Looking forward to your expert advice!

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