IMPORTANT UPDATE: DUE TO ISSUES WITH DELIVERY, SOIL TEST KITS ARE ONLY AVAILABLE FOR SALE IN THE OFFICE AT THIS TIME.

Testing is available for gardens, home lawns, farm fields, and commercial horticulture operations. Each sample is analyzed for water pH, Mehlich buffer lime requirement, and for phosphorus, potassium, magnesium, and calcium by the Mehlich 3 (ICP) test. The final report includes the chemical analysis of the soil along with lime and fertilizer recommendations for the crop specified. For agronomic crops, Mehlich 3 zinc, copper and sulfur are also reported. Analysis is done at a non-biased university soil testing laboratory at Penn State University.

Instructions and a soil testing fact sheet are included.

Cost:

Kits are $15 each. Cash, credit card, and check accepted.

Cost does not include the parcel postage required to send your sample to Penn State. After you package your sample and soil test information form, we recommend taking it to a United States Post Office and having it posted with parcel post. Kits sent with postage other than parcel post may be returned. We are not responsible for kits returned due to insufficient or incorrect postage.  

DRIVING INSTRUCTIONS:

When coming to the office to purchase your kit, please use the Lane Avenue entrance. The intersection of Kenny Road and Carmack Road is closed through June, and you will need to drive through a construction area to reach our office. Please rest assured that our parking lot remains fully accessible, despite appearances.