A variety of soil testing kits are available, but how reliable are they? Home gardeners rely on these kits when deciding whether to amend their soil, so to narrow down the best soil test kits ...

Peter Richards tests the reliability of do-it-yourself home soil test kits. This week on The Family Plot: Gardening in the Mid-South, local gardener Peter Richards demonstrates how to use ...

The UD Soil Testing Program provides a variety of soil testing and educational support to farmers, homeowners and others engaged in soil management and land use. The program is offered as a public ...

When I started gardening, I assumed you could put seeds in dirt, add water and watch them grow into plants. That uneducated approach produced haphazard results and few vegetables. Somehow, I ...

WSU Extension Clark County Master Gardeners have soil sample kits with instructions for sampling and mailing. Soil testing kits are available online for $12.97 and up. It often takes several weeks ...

Contact your local Extension office to obtain a soil testing kit. The process is simple: collect small samples from different areas of your garden, mix them together and send them to the testing lab.