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Originally Posted by JRinPA
Not a bad idea, how do you do the tests? Closest campus is 50 minutes to berks. Not sure how it works.
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No need to drive anywhere except the Post Office JR. Collect soil with a trowel in about 12 areas all across the plot. Mix together in a bucket and allow to dry. Remove any large stones and take about 3/4 - 1 cup of soil from the composite sample. Place in a sturdy plastic bag and mail to Penn state with the sample submission form which you can find here:
https://agsci.psu.edu/aasl/soil-test...bmission-forms
The last time I mailed a sample I think that the postage was $4.50 and you can access your results online.
In my opinion, trying to add fertilizers or other amendments to a plot without a soil test to tell you what it may need is like salting your food before you taste it.