My tomatoes have been doing very badly, so I decided to get a soil test done via our county extension office (the store-bought test didn't really help me).

Our soil has a pH of 7.8, and is "very high" (their description) in Phosphorus and Pottasium and very low in Nitrogen. The Phosphorus is 120+, and the Potassium is 320+.

Since I have my plants already in the ground, I plan to add blood meal as a sidedressing and squirt some fish emulsion. Is that about all I can do right now for nitrogen?

Also, should I be concerned that the pH is a little on the high side? What, if anything, can I do about it this late in the season?

ALSO, should I be concerned that the Potassium and Phosphorus levels are so high?

Thanks!

afilbert in middle TN, zone 7

i would think that bringing up the levels of the other stuff would balance out the stuff that's too high. have you thought of a manure tea? it would be high in nitrogen. you can also side dress w/ compost/manure. it would wash in, like loose leaf tea spread right on the soil. a little would wash in everytime you watered. the e.worms would also drag it under.

A Ph of 7.5 is great for cabbages to reduce club root. Most veggies prefer 6.5-7. Add gypsum and acidic plant materials such as oak leaves, oak sawdust, cottonseed meal (nitrogen).