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Soil Test Our property is an old apple orchard. It was originally planted in Johnathan apples in 1905. These trees are slowly dieing but many are still productive. The orchard is protected by an 8 foot high deer and elk fence. We determined that the hops must be planted behind the elk fence to prevent deer predation during the winter. Within our property we initially identified 5 possible locations for the hop vines. On 29 March 2002 Dr. Ron Godin came to our property and we collected soil samples from each of the possible locations. A sixth sample in the unimproved and unirrigated cedar scrub was collected for baseline data. Aerial Photo Showing Soil Test Locations Here is a map of the property with the soil test sites shown on it. Site 4 is in the unimproved area. Sampling Site 1 Soil Core from Site 1 Mixing Soil Cores Here Dr. Godin is sampling site 1. Overall we had good soil compared to the average in this area. We had between 6-8 inches of organic matter and the soil depth was good. For each location several cores were taken and mixed to create the sample for that location. Sampling Site 4 This is the sample taken in the cedar and sagebrush scrub land. All of the soil samples were taken back to the lab and tested for Ph and EC. The results are shown in the table below. Location Ph EC Site 1 6.83 .49 Site 2 7.82 .8 Site 3 7.43 .25 Site 4 7.6 .5 Site 5 6.16 .071 Site 6 8.07 .5 Based on these results we selected Site One as the location to plant the hop vines. The soil from site 1 was sent off for a full soil analysis. The full analysis data are shown below. Soil Sample Results Go To Top