Table 1: Selected soil chemical characteristics for immokalee and candler sand.

Soil Soil depth (cm) pH OM§ CEC NH4+ NO3- M1P M1K‡‡ IN¶¶
Immokalee 0-15 5.6 0.61 6-Feb 3.5 4.9 46.5 15.2 8.4
Immokalee 15-30 5.2 0.41 6-Feb 2.3 4.1 28.7 11.8 6.4
Candler 0-15 5.3 1.96 4-Feb 2.6 8.7 115.8 29.7 11.2
Candler 15-30 4.9 1.56 4-Feb 2.9 5.3 112.8 23 8.2

Soil to water ratio = 1:2 (mass/volume); §OM: organic matter expressed as a percentage; CEC: cation exchange capacity expressed in cmol (+) kg-1 (CEC reported by Obreza and Collins; 2008); Mehlich 1 P (mg kg-1); ‡‡Mehlich 1 K (mg kg-1); ¶¶IN: Inorganic N (mg kg-1).