Lawn and Garden

There have been a number of requests this year for this type of testing, especially garden testing. I think this points to people really making a conscious decision to grow more of their food produce locally near their home. With a complete test like the lawn and garden soil testing kit listed on the Midwest Labs eStore, consumers can collect soil samples from different spots in their garden and receive recommendations based on their produce.

Crops

A number of growers work with soil sampling companies and crop consultants to pull samples from their property. Grid sampling continues to gain popularity in this area of sampling, but a large number of growers also prefer to sample their fields by collecting a composite sample. I am seeing a lot of growers signing up for the free soil bag promotion that was posted earlier on this site.

If you have questions about soil testing in April, contact a representative at Midwest Laboratories.

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However, as spring planting gets closer in the April – May time frame and March in some places. Winter is a good time to check the soils current nutritional levels.

In January, there was a blog post on the Midwest Labs Blog Site, Winter Soil Sampling and Soil Testing and it featured an article, “Pros and Cons on Winter Soil Sampling“. I think this document has a lot of good information regarding soil nutrients and what type of values to expect in the winter with respect to Phosphorus and Soil pH. Well worth the read.

Maintaining a soil history is a very good practice. If you are used to obtaining soil test information in the Fall or Spring, you might want to see how those values compare with your winter numbers. In addition, in the winter the ground is lightly frozen and not as messy as spring time or fall after fall rains and early snow has fallen.

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