Materials Nutrients

Corn stalks

Carbon

Eggshells

Calcium

Hay (grasses and legumes)

Carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium

Pine needles

Carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium

Straw

Carbon, nitrogen, potassium

Animal manure

Nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, sulfur,

calcium, magnesium, iron

Blood meal

Nitrogen, iron

Bone meal

Phosphorus

Cottonseed meal

nitrogen

Name of plant

Nitrogen

Phosphorus

Potassium

pH requirement

Strawberry

Med

Med

low

5-6

Sweet corn

High

High

High

6-7

Deciduous trees

Med

Low

Low

5-6

Evergreen trees

Low

Low

Low

4-5.5

Sweet potatoes

Low

Med

High

4.8-6.5

Peaches

Med

Low

Med

6-8

Spinach

Very high

Very high

Very high

6.4-7

Tomatoes

Med

High

high

6-7

Watermelons

Med

Med

Med

6-7

String Beans

Low

Med

Med

6-7.5

Nitrogen is medium

Phosphorus is low

Potassium is low

pH 8

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