soil testing

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• Subject: soil testing
• From: T* &* D* D* <t*@compusmart.ab.ca>
• Date: Mon, 01 Dec 1997 12:23:40 -0700
• Resent-Date: Mon, 1 Dec 1997 11:31:11 -0800
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Hi Denise,
This is not Bill, but you can find the listing of soil testing facilities
in Canada located in our Bookshelf, under Other Services...you can also use
our new Search to locate this information or any other information on our
site now..thanks
Donna
http://www.ICanGarden.com



At 10:40 AM 12/01/97 -0800, you wrote:
>hey Bill, where do you get soil tested up here? I keep reading about
>"county agents" in the states, but don't know what's available in Canada?
>I'd like to have my soil tested, too.
>
>Denise McCann Beck
>USDA Zone 7
>Sunset Western 4
>Coastal Bristish Columbia
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>> From: Bill Verchère <billv@island.net>
>> To: veggie-list@eskimo.com
>> Subject: Checking in
>> Date: November 29, 1997 4:27 PM
>> 
>> 
>> > 
>> > Yes, I'll buy that. Sure is quiet round here. ;)
>> > 
>> > I guess the reason is due to the season. Most of us aren't doing much
>> > *active* growing at the moment.
>> 
>> 
>> Hello, everyone -
>> 
>> Well, I've been on this list for a week or so and thought I'd check in.
>> 
>> I'm on Vancouver Island and no frost yet (El Nino?), but plenty of rain.
>> My winter veggies are the basic fare - Brussels sprouts, beets, parsnips,
>> leeks and carrots.  A recent soil test indicated a nitrogen deficiency,
>so
>> have plenty of fall rye scattered throughout, and have added a row of
>fava
>> beans for good measure.
>> 
>> I'm fine at growing carrots (have bought them only once in nearly 2
>> years), but have great difficulty with beets. Symphylans are a major
>> problem in my garden. Next year I'm going to try starting beets in the
>> hothouse and transplanting them. Have been told it works. Does anyone
>have
>> experience doing this?
>> 
>> Bill Verchere, 
>> Ladysmith, BC Canada  
>>                   
>>    Visit my Giant Pumpkin and Extreme Skiing Page at
>>    http://www.island.net/~billv/
>
>
>
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Donna Dawson
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http://www.ICanGarden.com
The Canadian Internet Gardening Resource
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