The Franklin County Extension office now has soil testing kits available for sale.
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 plus shipping. Click HERE to place your order.
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 postage.
(Kits may be purchased in office. Accepted forms of payment credit card, check, or cash.)
| # of Kits | Cost when shipping |
| 1 | $17.00 |
| 2 | $32.10 |
| 3 | $47.60 |
| 4 | $63.00 |
| 5 | $78.15 |
| 6 | $93.50 |
Shipping Information:
Please note, USPS mail is first sent to our central University mail hub and is then handed off to the USPS. Please know delivery may take 10 - 14 business days to arrive. Business days are Monday - Friday, excluding public and/or University holidays/closures. Shipments don't have tracking information assigned.
- Orders placed on Friday, Saturday, Sunday, or Monday will be shipped Tuesday.
- Orders placed Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday will be shipped Friday.
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.