The soil in your lawn and garden can help create a lush area or ruin your grass, plants or crops. Too much or too little of a specific mineral in the soil can be detrimental to the plant life. Too little nitrogen will cause a nitrogen deficiency that stunts the growth of the plant life. Without nitrogen, the plant cannot produce amino acids or proteins and will begin to yellow and wilt. Fortunately, the University of Missouri offers comprehensive soil testing for residents of Missouri.
Acquire a soil-testing sample box and forms from the University of Missouri Extension center. The University offers soiling testing for a variety of minerals. The soil test requires a small fee to cover the labs processing costs.
Scoop soil samples from various areas of your lawn using a small garden shovel. Pour each scoop into a bucket and mix the soil together using a wooden spoon of other utensil. This will give the lab a uniform soil sample for them to test.
Scoop a cup of the soil from the bucket into the soil-testing container using the small garden shovel. You must send 1 cup of the soil in order for the lab to process the sample. Fill out the required forms included with the soil-testing sample box that you received from the University of Missouri Extension center. Make out a check payable to MU Soiling Testing in the correct amount for the tests you want performed. Refer to the Resources section for more information on soil testing rates.
Mail the soil sample, forms and payment in the included shipping box to the Soil and Plant Testing Laboratory located at 23 Mumford Hall, Columbia Missouri 65211.
View your soil sample results. Results are typically generated in 1 to 2 working days. The results can be sent to you via email, mail or you can view the results online at the MU Extension with a personal password generated by the lab.
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