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Soil Testing Labs

To grow good plants, you need good soil. The only way to tell what your soil really needs is to take a soil test. Applying too much fertilizer could be detrimental to your plants. You could waste ...
AgWeb

Soil Analysis for Farming: How to Collect a Soil Sample and Interpret Results

Agricultural soil testing is critical to determining soil’s nutrient concentration and variability across your fields. It is ideal to test your fields’ soil at least every two to three years to inform ...
Columbus Dispatch

Have you tested your garden soil? Here's what you should know

Now that we have experienced the first frost of the season, and the growing season for most garden and home landscape plants has come to an end, we as gardeners tend to start thinking about things we ...
The New York Times

If You’re Questioning the State of Your Soil, Here’s How to Test It

We independently review everything we recommend. We may get paid to link out to retailer sites, and when you buy through our links, we may earn a commission. Learn more› By Colleen Hagerty Colleen ...
Los Angeles Times

How to Check Your Soil for Toxic Contamination After a Wildfire

Wildfire survivors across Los Angeles County are discovering that the most dangerous consequence from a wildfire isn’t always visible. Lead, arsenic, and other toxic metals could be hiding deep in ...
Los Angeles Times

How we tested the soil in Altadena and Pacific Palisades

Over three days in late March, four Los Angeles Times environment reporters and an editor fanned out across the Eaton and Palisades burn scars to collect 40 soil samples from residential properties: ...
Outdoor Life

The Best Soil Test Kits, Tested and Reviewed

Soil quality is a major component of growing healthy food plots, as well as other things, such as gardens and yards. There are many different soil test kits available for everyone from the one-plot ...
Hartford Courant

Best practices for CT garden soil sample collection: It really matters

Soil testing begins with the homeowner, gardener, and farmer. The most critical step in soil testing is soil sample collection. Soil testing can help growers make informed decisions about fertilizer ...
Homes and Gardens on MSN

January is the best time to test your soil, says horticulture expert

Discover why you should test your soil in January, with insights from a garden expert. Get ahead of the growing season by ...
NBC Los Angeles

Soil test finds high level of lead in Eaton burn area

Preliminary soil sample testing in the Eaton Fire burn area revealed a high percentage of lead, according to the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health. These results, released Thursday, come ...
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Soil Testing

Our Urban Agriculture Educator, Rebecca Koetz can assist Lake County residents with analyzing the results they receive after mailing a soil sample kit to the lab. Contact Purdue Extension-Lake County ...