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Saturday, October 05, 2024
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Matt D.
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3. Soil Testing
While this may be something most growers do, soil labs typically see a lot less volume of samples in the fall compared to the spring. Also, the soil will not change that much so you should be sampling now to get an idea of what you may need to get so you can have it on hand for the spring.
However, the question of what lab should I use often comes up and in short there are really no “bad” labs that are professionally run. Where the differences may be turnaround time, cost and detail of results provided.
Some labs charge a high price and this does not make the results “better” but it typically means you will get the results faster. University labs have been the standard but can have a slower response time than the commercial options.
One thing to keep in-mind is that different labs will use different extraction fluids and also may use different units. Remember that a soil test does not provide total nutrients, but an estimate of plant available nutrients.
I refer you to this video for more details as well… “Selecting a Soil Test Lab (3:17) YouTube Video- Path of Soil in a Soil Testing Lab (33:42) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sq5UuJ4vfGk
How To Take a Soil Sample (13:52) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AldLtuolyok
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