Re: SOIL TEST

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• To: p*@athenet.net
• Subject: Re: SOIL TEST
• From: N* G* P* <N*@cableinet.co.uk>
• Date: Wed, 15 Oct 1997 21:27:39 +0100
• References: <9710148768.AA876867551@ccmgate.adc.com>

Good luck with the soil testing Jim.

I posted months ago asking if anyone knew of a place where I could get a soil
test done in the UK.  It fell on stoney ground (or should that be soil ?).

I've been to numerous garden centers and can't even seem to get a DIY test
kit (at least nothing better than a VERY basic one, like nitrogen & PH only).

Anyone help ?

Thanks, - Nicholas G Pearce.

PS.  My first attempt at AGs came in at 102lb this year.  Hopefully next year
I won't be  using the bathroom scales for this purpose.



jim_kunde@adc.com wrote:

>      HI EVERYONE,
>
>      I AM DOING MY FIRST SOIL TEST EVER AND THERE ARE SEVERAL CHOICES
>      FOR WHAT TESTS YOU CAN HAVE DONE. MY PROBLEM IS THAT I DON'T
>      KNOW WHICH I NEED TO DO. I KNOW I NEED THE BASIC TEST OF
>      PHOSPHORUS,POTASSIUM,PH-LIME REQUIREMENT, AND ESTIMATED ORGANIC
>      MATTER. BUT THEY ALSO HAVE MORE FOR PROFESSIONALS, AS LISTED,
>      SULFER, NITRATE, BORON, CALCIUM/MAGNESIUM, TOTAL ORGANIC MATTER,
>      IRON/ZINC/COPPER/AND MANGANESE. DO I NEED TO DO THE ONES LISTED UNDER
>      PROFESSIONAL SECTION? I WAS THINKING THAT MAYBEE JUST THE
>      CALCIUM/MAGNESIUM TEST WOULD BE GOOD? ANY COMMENTS ARE WELCOME.
>
>      P.S. IT SNOWED HERE LAST NIGHT ALMOST AN INCH OF THE WHITE STUFF!!
>           I KNOW I SHOULDN'T POST FOUR LETTER WORDS BUT I HAVE TO LIVE IN
>           IT!! SNOW, SNOW, SNOW, I HATE THAT WORD. ANYWAY I HAVE TO GET MY
>           PARKA OUT AGAIN.
>
>      C'YA
>
>      JIM
>      LAKELAND, MN. USA



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