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Soil Sampling
A soil test can provide information on the proper amount of lime
and fertilizer to apply to your lawn, garden and other areas
of your landscape. When gardeners apply only as much lime and
fertilizer as is necessary and at the appropriate time, nutrient
runoff into surface or ground water is minimized, money is saved,
and plant health is optimized. Soil testing can also be used to
diagnose common nutrient deficiencies or toxicities for plants
that are growing poorly.
The reliability of the soil test, however, can be no better than
the sample you submit. For results you can depend on, it is vitally
important that you take samples correctly to accurately represent
the soil in your landscape.
So Don't Guess, Soil Test!
This web site explains how to obtain representative soil samples
and to submit them for analysis to a
Soil Testing Laboratory.
It is an easy-to-learn process that will benefit you, your
landscape and the environment. There are six sections of
information (listed below in the table of contents). You can go
through the site from beginning to end by clicking the "START HERE"
button below. Then, just click the "NEXT" button at the bottom of
each section to go to the next section. Or, you can jump to a
particular section by clicking any of the items in the table of contents.
Table of Contents
Several times throughout this web site, you are given an opportunity to
review what you have learned by answering a question on important
aspects of soil testing. These short questions are designed to help
you confirm that you have understood the key points of the instruction.
The questions are optional, so if you do not wish to use them, move
ahead to the next part of the instruction.
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