Spring garden centers have a way of convincing us that our soil desperately needs another bag of something. Fertilizer, lime, ...

Often, the soil collected for routine nutrient analysis exceeds the amount needed for laboratory nutrient analysis. Rather than discarding the excess soil, it can be placed into another sample bag for ...

If you haven’t tested your garden soil recently, fall is a good time to do it. With the last weeks of the growing season ...

Fall is an excellent time to submit garden soil to a laboratory for nutrient testing. Provided by OSU Extension USA TODAY ...

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To grow good plants, you need good soil. The only way to tell what your soil really needs is to take a soil test. Applying too much fertilizer could be detrimental to your plants. You could waste ...

, Sept. 28 -- Scientists have developed a simpler and more affordable method to measure a biologically active form of phosphorus in soil, potentially offering new insights into how soil microbes help ...

Farmers, gardeners and professionals who rely on soil testing can now submit samples and manage their results through a new ...

A sweeping new review argues that a technology capable of reading a soil’s chemistry from the way it reflects light could ...