The Franklin County Extension office now has soil testing kits available for sale.

Kits are $13 (Cash, Check, Credit Card) that includes tax and can be purchased at our office during normal business hours or mailed (See table below for pricing). 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.

 

Mailing Options:

If you would like a soil testing kit mailed to you, please visit our online payment site to pay by credit card or mail in a check/money order. We use USPS to mail the kits to you, so please allow for ample shipping time.

 

Credit Card Online Order Form  - Please use this link to fill out the form and submit your payment for your online order.

 

Check or Money Order-

Please send a check/money order for the corresponding price below made out to the OSU Extension Franklin County and mail to 2548 Carmack Rd, Columbus, OH 43210.

If you are not sure how many kits you need, please call our office so we can help determine the correct quantity for what you are trying to test.

# of Soil Testing Kits	Price for Shipping	Total Price
1	$1.11	$14.11
2	$1.35	27.35
3	$2.22	$41.22
4	$2.46	$54.46
5	$2.70	$67.70
6	$2.94	$80.94