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   Message 39,778 of 40,484   
   Wilson to Snag   
   Re: soil test kit?   
   28 May 22 13:40:30   
   
   From: nowhere@nearyou.com   
      
   On 5/28/2022 1:19 PM, Snag wrote:   
   > On 5/28/2022 9:25 AM, Wilson wrote:   
   >> On 5/27/2022 9:21 PM, Snag wrote:   
   >>> On 5/27/2022 2:43 PM, Wilson wrote:   
   >>>> On 5/27/2022 3:23 PM, T wrote:   
   >>>>> Hi All,   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> Anyone have a recommendation for a soil test   
   >>>>> kit that I could order on line?   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> Many thanks,   
   >>>>> -T   
   >>>>   
   >>>> Your county extension office will give you better results than any kit,   
   >>>> but for a price.   
   >>>   
   >>>    Nope , your county extension agent is part of the state's ag college   
   >>> (in most cases) and will test your soil for free . Mine does here in   
   >>> Arkansas ...   
   >>   
   >> Here in Maine, you have a wide selection of tests available and, as they   
   >> say, you get what you pay for with recommendations for soil amendments.   
   >>   
   >> I've used kits I've purchased and still left wondering if I should trust   
   >> them. But, it depends on the size of your garden too and what you have at   
   >> risk. ;)   
   >   
   >    Your county extension service charges you for soil testing ? Are they not   
   > an "extension" of a state-supported agricultural college ? Here the testing   
   > is free , and you can submit several at once . Just fill out the forms and   
   > give 'em the dirt .   
   Snag, I didn't stutter. Go look it up.   
      
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