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Ph has dropped from 6.3 to 6.1 P and K are above optimal...Nitrogen is the only recommended 6 pounds of 33-0-0 per thousand sq ft. That's about 1 and a half for the patch size. So it's not nitrogen thats causing the aborts. They did add this though "Maganese may be toxic to some crops with low PH. My maganese has dropped since planting form 900 lbs/A to 632 lb/A ...and Calcium is still off the charts about half since planting at 7818 Lbs/A...

The additional nitrogen only stopped completely the females from blooming. If the magnesium is the problem And I can't add any Calcium based lime what do ya do!... I have a feeling that the tissue sample I do is going to show Anthracnose spread from the beans but will adjust the PH this year if you have any ideas on how to without calcium!
Thanks Gang any help will be appreciated! Chuck

8/10/2002 7:00:59 PM