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Soil sampling and testing can be used as a management tool to help in decisions related
to fertilizer and limestone applications for commercially grown crops, home gardens, fruit
trees, ornamentals, and lawns. It provides a scientific basis for maintaining optimum soil
fertility levels and proper soil pH values to help attain maximum plant growth and
economic yields. Soil testing also protects against the expense and environmental hazards
resulting from excessive fertilizer applications. A
subsoil test for sandy Coastal Plain soils will provide information for adjusting fertilizer
recommendations based on the top soil.
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Analyses |
Cost per Sample |
Standard Soil
Test - Includes pH,
buffer pH, extractable phosphorus, potassium, calcium, magnesium, zinc, manganese,
copper, and boron,
and sodium, lime requirements and recommendations. Calculations for
CEC (cation exchange
capacity), acidity, and % base saturation
will also be included.
Contact lab for volume discount |
$ 6.00 |
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Organic Matter
LOI (Loss on Ignition) |
$ 5.00 |
| Nitrate
Nitrogen - For a
reliable
nitrogen
analysis, two or more samples should be taken from several depths within the soil
profile. |
$ 5.00 |
| Soluble Salts
- For mineral soils |
$ 3.00 |
| Extractable
Sulfate Sulfur - Can be determined for subsoil clays (B horizon) of Coastal Plain Soils.
This information is useful only if the subsoil is within twenty inches of the soil
surface. Subsoil samples should contain only the top four inches of the clay layer. |
$ 5.00 |
| pH Only |
$ 3.00 |
| Pond Botton
- A pH and lime
requirement test will be run on mud samples from farm ponds for fish production. |
$ 3.00 |
| Shrimp Pond |
$ 3.00 |
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Soilless Mixes - At least one
quart of media is needed for this test. Soluble salts, pH, phosphorus, potassium, calcium,
magnesium, and nitrates will be determined on a saturated water extract. |
$10.00 |
| Bulk Density |
$10.00 |
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Contact lab for volume discounts |
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