Washington County
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Would you like:
A greener lawn? A healthier garden? More beautiful flowers?
A soil test will help!
- Helps to improve your soil's ability to grow grass, roses, tomatoes or just about anything else that is grown in a lawn or garden. This test should be run every four years. Vegetable gardens or speciality plant beds should be run every year.
- Test results will give readings for amounts of:
calcium, magnesium, potassium, and phosphorus. A soil test will measure your soil's acidity level (pH) and organic matter content and tell you what additives your soil needs and how much to apply.
HOW TO PREPARE
- Collect 2 cups of dried and pulverized soil. (Take samples from several locations in desired area, 1-6 inches deep, avoiding top inch of soil.) Mix the samples to make one composite sample.
- Soil has to be air dried only. (Do not put soil in microwave or oven.)
- Bring sample(s) to:
University of Missouri Extension Center
Washington County Office
113 N Missouri Suite A
Potosi, MO 63664
(573) 438-2671
Soil samples are accepted between 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. There is a $13.00 charge per sample.
Results and recommendations will be returned by mail three to four weeks after dropping off sample(s).
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University of Missouri Extension Washington County WashingtonCo@missouri.edu Site maintained by: Maudie Kelly, KellyME@missouri.edu Last revised: 05/05/08 |
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