Garden Tips
Hello, Spring!
Preparing from the ground up...
One of the most important elements to having a bountiful garden, enjoyable yard, or successful crop is a good foundation, your soil.
Did you know your local extension office offers you the opportunity to know the strengths & weaknesses of your soil? Soil testing provides you with the ability to adjust, adapt, and improve your soil to give you the best possible outcome for your planting.
The Mississippi State Soil Testing Lab strives to provide accurate data along with unbiased recommendations to improve the productivity of your soil.
Analysis includes pH, lime recommendation, phosphorus (P), potassium (K), calcium (Ca), magnesium (Mg), zinc (Zn), and sodium (Na).
Soil testing has many benefits: it allows you to customize fertilizer and lime recommendations to include application rates according to your indicated crop, adjust to the most optimal rate of fertilizer and lime, and allow for the most economical use of fertilizer and lime to reduce waste and overapplication.
With minimal cost, soil testing results give you a tool to help maximize your resources, harvest, and/or profitability based on your needs. When you are ready to learn more about you KNOW where you GROW!
Preparing from the ground up...
One of the most important elements to having a bountiful garden, enjoyable yard, or successful crop is a good foundation, your soil.
Did you know your local extension office offers you the opportunity to know the strengths & weaknesses of your soil? Soil testing provides you with the ability to adjust, adapt, and improve your soil to give you the best possible outcome for your planting.
The Mississippi State Soil Testing Lab strives to provide accurate data along with unbiased recommendations to improve the productivity of your soil.
Analysis includes pH, lime recommendation, phosphorus (P), potassium (K), calcium (Ca), magnesium (Mg), zinc (Zn), and sodium (Na).
Soil testing has many benefits: it allows you to customize fertilizer and lime recommendations to include application rates according to your indicated crop, adjust to the most optimal rate of fertilizer and lime, and allow for the most economical use of fertilizer and lime to reduce waste and overapplication.
With minimal cost, soil testing results give you a tool to help maximize your resources, harvest, and/or profitability based on your needs. When you are ready to learn more about you KNOW where you GROW!
