A $20 UMass Amherst soil test gives gardeners custom advice to improve soil, save money and help plants grow better.

Save money and time. A soil test tells you what you need instead of using unnecessary fertilizers. Significant amounts of essential nutrients are removed from the soil through plant growth, so ...

When farmers talk about their soil test results, the conversation often starts and ends with soil pH. While that one number is important to determining whether lime is needed, that insight is just a ...

Knowing your soil test results is one thing. Knowing how the lab got those numbers — and which extractants it used — is just as important for making solid fertility decisions. “At Ward laboratories, ...

If your garden has been underperforming despite amending with compost, fertilizer, and careful watering, the issue may not be effort it may be information. Soil testing garden beds gives you clarity ...

Selecting the right flowers, trees and shrubs for the landscape is important, but having quality soil to grow them in is one of the keys to successful gardening. “The best time to conduct a soil test ...

A garden may appear to be perfect on the surface and still fail spectacularly underneath. That rich, dark soil might promise ...

Quick strip tests reveal how much nitrogen is already available in soil and irrigation water, helping you avoid unnecessary ...

Texas A&M researchers found that deep soil testing can offset some crop production costs by helping account for residual ...

The soil test provides a starting place for a soil improvement program for the home gardener. Unless you know the problems in ...

GREENSBORO, N.C. — How does your garden grow? Well, if you’re like me, not as well as I was hoping. Wouldn’t it be great to have an expert to ask questions to? The North Carolina Cooperative Extension ...