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<blockquote data-quote="Mark Reynolds" data-source="post: 1820088" data-attributes="member: 43196"><p>Correct on both counts. Broomsedge does well (better anyway) than other grasses when the AVAILABILITY of potassium (K) is low. The availability is obviously the result of the <em>presence</em> of K in the soil, but the availability of K to vegetation/plants is also impacted by the low pH within the soil, which binds the K within the soil and makes it unavailable to the plants. This is why you correct your pH (with lime) before you fertilize your pastures. Correcting the pH may alleviate nutrient (fertilization) deficiencies without the need for added fertilizer. Also take note, that if the pH of the soil is off, the addition of fertilizer to the soil may not correct the nutrient deficiency(ies) being observed because the added nutrients/fertilizer become bound up due to the low pH instead of becoming available to the plants.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mark Reynolds, post: 1820088, member: 43196"] Correct on both counts. Broomsedge does well (better anyway) than other grasses when the AVAILABILITY of potassium (K) is low. The availability is obviously the result of the [I]presence[/I] of K in the soil, but the availability of K to vegetation/plants is also impacted by the low pH within the soil, which binds the K within the soil and makes it unavailable to the plants. This is why you correct your pH (with lime) before you fertilize your pastures. Correcting the pH may alleviate nutrient (fertilization) deficiencies without the need for added fertilizer. Also take note, that if the pH of the soil is off, the addition of fertilizer to the soil may not correct the nutrient deficiency(ies) being observed because the added nutrients/fertilizer become bound up due to the low pH instead of becoming available to the plants. [/QUOTE]
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