Self done soil test?

[P. Beyer]

Anyone seen these? I came to know of this one via The Outdoor Channel, Just curious as to their worth,....Thanks


http://shop.antlerking.com/cgi-bin/aking/ak00015.html

"It makes no difference whether I got anything; it has to do with how the day was spent"

Fred Bear

[RTC]

I like to depend on an actual soil test myself, tested at UK. for $6 per test through the county agent's office.

[P. Beyer]

Thx, I was just curious as to the credibility & accuracy of these. I saw it demonstrated, they just mixed the soil with water
and dipped a test strip in it. Very similar to a QA test for sanitizer. Then the strip would match colors on a bar telling your soils nutrients or lack of.

"It makes no difference whether I got anything; it has to do with how the day was spent"

Fred Bear

[Larry Carter]

PH is a pretty simple test. That kit should be accurate enough but the cost will work out more than your county agent's test which will give you pounds per acre of NPK as well as lime to get your soil up to snuff.