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Selecting
your soil sample area
Carefully
choose your soil sample to be truly representative
of the soil in the surrounding area i.e.
avoid bonfire sites, rubbish tips, compost
heaps, fertiliser storage areas, areas close
to path edges, fence posts and tree trunks.
Areas
which differ with regard to soil type, cropping
history, fertiliser usage etc should be sampled
separately.
Examples of soil areas which should be sampled
separately include:
-
a lawn from a flower bed
- an
established flower bed from a new flower bed
(perhaps newly created by digging up part
of a lawn)
- an
established vegetable patch from a new vegetable
patch (perhaps newly created by digging up
part of a lawn).
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Taking
a scoop of soil
Using
a clean trowel, take scoops of soil from
several positions in the area you are
interested in.
A
scoop of soil should be taken to the full
depth of the trowel but with the top 2
inches (5 cm) of soil discarded. |
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Making
up your soil sample
Place
all the scoops of soil in a clean plastic bucket,
mix thoroughly.
Using
your trowel, take sufficient soil to fill your
soil sample bag (e.g. small clean sandwich or
freezer bag).
Your
soil sample should weigh about 350 grams (about
1 tablespoon).
Seal
your soil sample bag (e.g. garden wire, freezer
bag seals, plastic mesh or sellotape).
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Packing
a soil sample
Place
your carefully sealed soil sample into a small
jiffy bag or padded envelope along with:
Please
send your soil sample to:
www.mrscrow.com
Springfield
Farm House
Ercall Heath
Newport
Shropshire
TF10
8NQ
UK
Circa 2 weeks
after sending us your soil sample you
will receive your soil test analysis report
(see Example
Report)
