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Soil
Soil Testing Brochure as Adobe PDF document 
Standard Soil Test .....................................................................……….....$ 9.00
Includes pH, Buffer pH, Extractable Nutrients (P, K, Ca, Mg, Fe, Mn, Zn, Cu, B), Extractable Heavy Metals (Pb, Cd, Ni, Cr), and Extractable Aluminum, Cation Exchange Capacity, Percent Base Saturation.
Soil pH ....................................................................................……….…...$ 4.00
Soil pH w/ Buffer pH .............................................................……............ $ 5.00
Standard Soil Test w/ Organic Matter ....................................................$ 13.00
Same as Standard Soil Test with the addition of Percent Organic Matter by Loss on Ignition.
Soluble Salts ...........................................................................………........$ 3.00
Includes a measure of the Electrical Conductivity of a 1:2 (soil:water) extract.
Soil Texture .......................................................................……….......... $ 50.00
A determination of USDA Textural Classification by combined Hydrometer Analysis of silts and clay and Dry Sieving of sands. Title 5 Parameters also determined upon request at submittal. Results presented in Tabular Format.
Soil Texture w/ Graphical Representation .............................................$ 60.00
Same as Soil Texture with the addition of a Grain Size Distribution Curve.
Total Soil Metals .......................................................……….................. $ 30.00
A determination of the Total Soil Contents of K, Ca, Mg, Fe, Mn, Zn, Cu, Pb, Cd, Ni, and Cr. Also included are the non-metals P and B. Analysis by ICP Spectrometry of Nitric/Perchloric Acid Digest.
Total Soil Nitrogen ..............................................................………......... $ 10.00
A determination of the Total Nitrogen in the soil by catalytic combustion.
Soil Nitrate ..................................................................…………................ $ 6.00
Commonly performed at the pre-sidedress growth stage. Call lab for sampling procedures and submittal.
NOTE: Other tests may be available upon consultation and prior arrangement with the Soil Testing Lab.
Soilless Greenhouse Media
Media pH and Soluble Salts ........................................……....................... $ 5.00
Provides pH of Water Saturated Media and Electrical Conductivity of the Saturated Media Extract.
Standard Media Test .............................................................………........$ 10.00
Provides pH of Water Saturated Media, Electrical Conductivity and Nutrient Content (P, K, Ca, Mg, Fe, Mn, Zn, Cu, B) of the Saturated Media Extract.
Compost
Compost Testing Brochure as Adobe PDF document
Standard Compost Test ......................................................………...........$ 30.00
Includes pH, Extractable Nutrients (P, K, Ca, Mg, Fe, Mn, Zn, Cu, B), Extractable Heavy Metals (Pb, Cd, Ni, Cr), and Extractable Aluminum, Equivalent Base Percentages, Organic Matter, Total Nitrogen, C/N ratio, Nitrate-N, Ammonium-N, Electrical Conductivity, Percent Moisture, Bulk Density.
Total Compost Metals .................................................………................. $ 30.00
A determination of the Total Compost K, Ca, Mg, Fe, Al, Mn, Zn, Cu, Pb, Cd, Ni, and Cr. Also included are the non-metals P and B. Analysis by ICP Spectrometry of dry-ashed sample in 10% HCl .
NOTE: The above tests can also be performed on compost feedstocks and manures. Contact lab prior to submittal.
Plant Tissue
Plant Tissue Information as Adobe PDF document
Plant Tissue Test (without Nitrogen) .................................……................$ 14.00
A determination of the Total Tissue P, K, Ca, Mg, S, Fe, Mn, Zn, Cu, B, Mo, Pb, Cd, Ni, and Cr. Analysis by ICP Spectrometry of dry-ashed sample in 10% HCl .
Plant Tissue Test (with Nitrogen) ............................................……..........$ 20.00
A determination of the Total Tissue P, K, Ca, Mg, S, Fe, Mn, Zn, Cu, B, Mo, Pb, Cd, Ni, and Cr. Analysis by ICP Spectrometry of dry-ashed sample in 10% HCl . Also included Total Nitrogen by catalytic combustion.
Fertilizer Testing
(Contact laboratory prior to submitting samples.)
N, P2O5, K2O, etc. ...............................................……………..........Contact Lab for Fees
Water Testing
(Contact laboratory prior to submitting samples.)
pH and Salinity (pH and Electrical Conductivity) ...........................…...............…...$ 5.00
Alkalinity (as mg CaCO3/L) .......................................………............…...............$ 15.00
Nutrients (P, K, Ca, Mg, Fe, Mn, Zn, Cu, B) ..........................................................$ 6.00
