Knowing your soil can make a huge difference in have a great garden (vegetable or ornamental) or healthy lawn, trees & shrubs. Before you do any soil amendments you should get a soil test so that you can treat accordingly.

Soil test are designed to help determine nutrient content, soil composition, and other characteristics such as the acidity or pH level. A soil test can determine fertility, or the expected growth potential of the soil which indicates nutrient deficiencies, potential toxicities from excessive fertility and inhibitions from the presence of non-essential trace minerals.

I offer a variety of test, depending on your needs and concerns of your soil. Listed below are some of the options.

• Standard test- soil pH, buffer pH, available phosphorus, exchangeable potassium, calcium and magnesium with cation exchange capacity and % base saturation.
• Micro nutrients package – plant available iron, magnesium, zinc and copper.
• Boron test
• Sulfur test
• Organic matter test
• Soluble salts test
• Soil texture test (% sand and, silt, clay)
• Plant tissue nutrient analysis