Nitrogen, Phosphorus, Potassium and pH Tests

Nitrogen, Phosphorus, Potassium and pH tests:

     For both the Nitrogen and pH tests, we had to mix small amounts of soil with solutions to determine the pH of the soil and how much Nitrogen was in the soil. We had very small amounts of or no nutrients in our soil. For the Nitrogen, we concluded we had trace elements of Nitrogen. Unfortunately for the future of some of the lettuce seedlings in our care, the Phosphorus levels appeared to be trace to none as well; with the Potassium being only slightly higher in abundance. For the pH, we determined the pH is between 6.0 and 7.0 (relatively neutral). The Phosphorous had trace amounts (about 0 lb/acre) and the Potassium took 18 drops to make the solution blue. This means that it had low amounts of Potassium or about 0-120 lbs/acre.
      In the area that we collected soil, we found wild strawberries beginning to grow. Strawberries can be grown best in 6.0 pH, but they can be grown in a wide range of soil pH. The plants looked relatively healthy even though our tests concluded that there was absolutely no nutritional value in the soil other than low amounts of potassium.