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Where can I get a soil test kit?

April 26, 2017kit soil Test

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Where can I get a soil test kit?

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Soil test kits can be purchased at any of the three UD Cooperative Extension Offices listed below. For directions or hours of operation, click on the county name.

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There is not really a “soil test kit.” To take a soil sample, you need a clean, plastic bucket; a stainless steel soil probe, shovel, spade or garden trowel; an information sheet; and soil boxes. Information sheets and soil boxes are available from NCDA&CS regional agronomists, the Agronomic Division office in Raleigh, county Cooperative Extension offices, or local agribusinesses. Information sheets are also available online. IMPORTANT NOTES: Do not use brass or bronze tools because they will contaminate samples with copper. Galvanized buckets or tools will contaminate samples with zinc. When filling out the information sheet, specify the crop(s) you plan to grow in order to get appropriate lime and fertilizer recommendations. Instructions and crop codes are shown on the back of the information sheet. Home lawns, vegetable gardens and flower gardens are considered crops and have their respective crop codes.

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Soil test kits are available for a fee from most of Rutgers Cooperative Eximision’s county office which are listed in the blue pages of your telephone book under county government. Kits are also available from the Rutgers Soils Laboratory located at the Cook College Campus in New Brunswick.

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RESPONSE: Just go to the Soil Testing Lab website: http://soiltest.coafes.umn.edu/Lawn/garden.htm You will find forms and instructions there. The price is $10 per test.

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There is not really a “soil test kit.” To take a soil sample, you need a clean, plastic bucket; a stainless steel soil probe, shovel, spade or garden trowel; a sample information form; and soil boxes. Information forms and soil boxes are available from NCDA&CS regional agronomists, the Agronomic Division office in Raleigh, county Cooperative Extension offices, or local agribusinesses. Information forms are also available online. IMPORTANT NOTES: Do not use brass or bronze tools because they will contaminate samples with copper. Galvanized buckets or tools will contaminate samples with zinc. When filling out the sample information form, specify the crop(s) you plan to grow in order to get appropriate lime and fertilizer recommendations. Instructions and crop codes are shown on the back of the information form. Home lawns, vegetable gardens and flower gardens are considered crops and have their respective crop codes.