Testing Your Soil: How to Collect and Send Samples
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- Date of Publication
- December 7, 2021
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Overview
Soil tests can be used to estimate the kinds and amounts of soil nutrients available to plants. They also can be used as aids in determining fertilizer needs. Properly conducted soil sampling and testing can be cost-effective indicators of the types and amounts of fertilizer and lime needed to improve crop yield. (3 pages)
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