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Wisconsin soil-test fertilizer recommendations

Zone Forge reads your Wisconsin soil test in Wisconsin's own calibrated language — the critical levels and rate logic come straight from UW Madison Extension A2809 — Nutrient Application Guidelines for Field, Vegetable, and Fruit Crops in Wisconsin, not a national average.

Critical soil-test levels

  • P: critical 20 ppm (Bray-1)
  • K: critical 130 ppm (Bray-1 NH4OAc K)

Per UW Madison Extension A2809 — Nutrient Application Guidelines for Field, Vegetable, and Fruit Crops in Wisconsin — below the critical level, a yield response to the added nutrient is expected.

Published source: UW Madison Extension A2809 — Nutrient Application Guidelines for Field, Vegetable, and Fruit Crops in Wisconsin

Frequently asked

What soil-test method does Wisconsin use?

UW Madison Extension A2809 — Nutrient Application Guidelines for Field, Vegetable, and Fruit Crops in Wisconsin. Zone Forge cites the publication on every recommendation.

Is the Wisconsin soil-test calculator free?

Yes — the Wisconsin soil-test recommendation calculator is free and needs no signup. Enter your lab values for source-cited P, K and lime guidance.

Zone Forge reads every Wisconsin soil test in its own state's language, then builds source-cited fertilizer and lime recommendations and full variable-rate prescriptions. See the science →