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Testing Your Soil

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Date: 05/24/2009 Topics: Gardening > Soil | Readers Request > Gardening  
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I was wondering, how do you test the soil in your garden?

Thank you.

Hardiness Zone: 5a

By Joyce wis from Janesville, WI

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By jeannette1940 (30) Profile Contact
Go to your local Extension Service Office. They have a kit that you can buy (reasonable) and they will tell you how to collect the soil in different areas. You then send the sample away where it will be checked and you will get a reply.When you talk to the extension office-they explain every thing to you. Good luck. If you don't test your soil, how will you know how to amendent it. You will be wasting money, if you add some thing to your soil that is not necessary. Jeannnette

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By MCW (1009) Profile Blog! Contact
http://www.uwex.edu/ces/cty/rock/
Click on: "Have a garden question?"

Here's another site with more telephone numbers:
http://www.wisconline.com/almanac/gardening/countyoffices.html

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    By testing your soil in your lawn every 3-4 years, you can keep on track if your lawn needs to have nitrogen added or not. Nitrogen is the key nutrient needed for a thick, green lawn.

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By testing your soil in your lawn every 3-4 years, you can keep on track if your lawn needs to have nitrogen added or not. Nitrogen is the key nutrient needed for a thick, green lawn.

By Terri H.

Testing Soil for Planting

Upon getting ready to start your garden, test your soil first, to see if it's dry enough to work. Form a ball with your hand in the soil and squeeze it. If it crumbles and falls apart, it's dry enough to plant. If it remains in a lump, wait a few days for the soil to dry up. By Terri (06/18/2005)

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