Soil Testing: How to Collect Soil Samples at Home
Arkansas Division of Agriculture Arkansas Division of Agriculture
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 Published On Jul 3, 2019

Are your plants not growing like they should? Are you disappointed with your lawn? Maybe it's time to have your soil tested! To get the most useful results from your soil test, follow these steps to collect a representative soil sample from your yard.

CONTENTS
0:00 - Introduction
0:33 - Materials
0:54 - Divide Landscape Into Sections
1:18 - Collecting a Core with a Soil Probe
1:35 - Collecting a Core with a Spade
2:21 - Zig-Zag Sampling
2:37 - Soil Core Depth Recommendations
2:56 - Combining Cores
3:15 - Proper Sampling Conditions & Timing
3:40 - Arkansas Soil Testing

Thanks to the Arkansas Fertilizer Tonnage program, the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture provides free soil testing services to Arkansas Residents. Visit http://bit.ly/AAES-SoilTest for more information.

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