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12-05-2003, 08:45 PM
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Where to go to get my soil tested?
I want to go to get my soil tested in spring to see what is wrong with my soil and why my grass doesnt grow that good. I do not know where to go to take my samples. Anybody got any ideas?
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12-05-2003, 08:52 PM
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Location: here
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county extension office does it for me, or you can buy the kits from lesco. I like the county to do it becoase the client does not think your trying to pull one over on them.
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12-06-2003, 12:14 AM
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www.spectrumanalytic.com
I use them for all my soil testing. Very through!
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12-06-2003, 07:29 AM
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penn state analytical labs, soil test kit $6.00 from my local mill house. you can't beat that price and results are excellent.
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12-06-2003, 10:51 AM
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a & l labs, several located on east coast, but do soil test know, don't wait till spring
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12-06-2003, 04:49 PM
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County Coop.Free.
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12-06-2003, 08:38 PM
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Where do I look for the counties extension office or county coop? Like what do i look for in the yellow pages?
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12-06-2003, 09:03 PM
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Location: central virgina, transition, plant hardy zone 7a, and heat index zone 7
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a & l labs run 8.50 to 12.00 per sample
a & l labs like other professional labs give a beterr lab result, and I know at one time ext offices in va test where free but college students did the testing.
wouldn't want one after a hard nite partying
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Timothy J Murphy Specializing in Quality Turf
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30 yrs exp., 20 as GC superintendent
primarly work with cool season turf
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12-06-2003, 10:37 PM
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When do you guys think is the best time to do soil testing
? Or does it not matter?
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12-11-2003, 12:08 PM
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I like Texas Plant and Soil Lab. They test soils from all over the world.
http://www.txplant-soillab.com/
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