Soil Testing

I think this is the point, if you just buy a cheap DIY kit how accurate is it going to be.
Farmers obviously do this because its their lively hood likewise any one growing professionally.
I just wonder how many samples you would need to take from various parts of the garden unless you have a large area that resembles a ploughed field surely it will vary from place to place.

 

True, farmers will also get the soil tested as it is a legal requirement. They would take about 10 or more samples from a field doing at points of a W twice. This method can be done by the general public but they tend to tell you to thoroughly mix all the samples together before sending off just one soil sample, it would work out to expensive for the general public to pay for 10 samples on a smallish lawn.

This link below is helpful for farmers as there is a link to the database of certified soil testing companies.

Farming Rules for Water: The vital role of soil testing – Creating a better place (blog.gov.uk)

 

Thnx

 

Thnx

 

I taook 4 samples per veg plot and 8 from, appreciate you need to average the results.