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Where to Get Your Soil Tested

Cease making uninformed decisions and start conducting soil tests. Relying on whichever fertilizer is discounted leads to ineffective lawn care choices.

A thriving lawn begins with the soil, rather than the tools used to spread fertilizer. Conducting a soil test can reveal whether your lawn needs phosphorus, if the pH level is detrimental, or if you are addressing symptoms rather than root causes. This is crucial because most soil test reports provide only numerical data and general advice, which can confuse homeowners trying to determine the next steps.

Choosing where to test your soil depends on your priorities: cost, speed, accuracy, or ease of use for homeowners. Here's a list of our favorites that we think will serve you well:

  1. Pacific Topsoils' Soil Testing Service
  2. Lawn Doctor's Soil Testing Service
  3. Simply Soil Testing USA
  4. Waypoint Analytical
  5. Soiltest Labs
  6. Crop Services International
  7. International Ag Labs
  8. MySoil Test Kit

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