Residential lawn soil testing - Ask Extension
I would like to test my soil to pinpoint a specific way to maintain and provide growth to our lawn. Who would I need to contact and what is process fo...
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Residential lawn soil testing #865304
Asked April 21, 2024, 1:10 PM EDT
I would like to test my soil to pinpoint a specific way to maintain and provide growth to our lawn. Who would I need to contact and what is process for doing that?
Delaware County Ohio
Expert Response
Hi Tobias,
You are wise to test your soil! It's really quite simple. You just dig a few samples from your lawn, remove the grass or other plants, mix the sample together and then send off a cup or so to a lab that will analyze it and give you recommendations for improving your soil.
The OSU Extension has a great fact sheet on soil testing that tells you in more detail how to do it and provides contact information for several soil-testing labs. You can find it at https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/hyg-1132 .
All the best to you!
You are wise to test your soil! It's really quite simple. You just dig a few samples from your lawn, remove the grass or other plants, mix the sample together and then send off a cup or so to a lab that will analyze it and give you recommendations for improving your soil.
The OSU Extension has a great fact sheet on soil testing that tells you in more detail how to do it and provides contact information for several soil-testing labs. You can find it at https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/hyg-1132 .
All the best to you!
