Re: SOIL TEST

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• To: "Nicholas G Pearce" <N*@cableinet.co.uk>, <p*@athenet.net>
• Subject: Re: SOIL TEST
• From: "* b* <d*@saltspring.com>
• Date: Mon, 19 Jan 1998 11:36:18 -0800

Nick, I did a net search on "Soil Testing Kit" and got dozens of hits. You
might try that. Meanwhile, here's one of them in the UK:

http://www.hirts.com/p0000177.htm

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> From: Nicholas G Pearce <Npearce@cableinet.co.uk>
> To: pumpkins@athenet.net
> Subject: Re: SOIL TEST
> Date: October 15, 1997 12:27 PM
> 
> 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
> 
> 
> 
> --
> Nicholas G Pearce
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> 

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