Chemical Data
| March 2007 | pH & Weak Acid Extractions of Available Nutrients | ||
| Laird Acres 1 | Laird Acres 2 | Laird Acres 3 | |
| A Horizon | pH 5.48
Nitrogen - trace Phosphorus - trace Potassium - na |
pH 3.95
Nitrogen - trace Phosphorus - trace Potassium - na |
pH 4.06
Nitrogen - trace Phosphorus - trace Potassium - na |
| B Horizon | pH 4.08
Nitrogen - trace Phosphorus - trace Potassium - na |
pH 3.82
Nitrogen - trace Phosphorus - none Potassium - na |
pH 4.01
Nitrogen - trace Phosphorus - none Potassium - na |
| April 2008 | pH & Weak Acid Extractions of Available Nutrients | ||
| Laird Acres 1 | Laird Acres 2 | Laird Acres 3 | |
| A Horizon | pH 6.1
Nitrogen - none Phosphorus - none Potassium - trace |
pH 4.2
Nitrogen - none Phosphorus - none Potassium - trace |
pH 5.0
Nitrogen - none Phosphorus - none Potassium - trace |
| B Horizon | pH 5.45
Nitrogen - none Phosphorus - none Potassium - trace |
pH 3.97
Nitrogen - none Phosphorus - none Potassium - trace |
pH 4.8
Nitrogen - none Phosphorus - none Potassium - trace |
The soil at all three sites is nutrient deficient and of low pH. The depressed pH at Laird Acres 2 can be explained by the number of conifers at the site. Conifer needles typically release acidic tannins into the soil as they decompose.