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Free Soil Testing in Texas

19 years ago

Now is the time to test your soil to prepare for Spring gardening. There are nurseries in Texas that offer these soil tests for FREE in the winter - no purchase required or anything. The tests are sent out to a lab - Texas Plant and Soil Lab and returned in about three weeks. All you have to do is take a half cup of soil to Calloway's Nurseries in DFW and San Antonio or Cornelius Nurseries in Houston. They offer two free tests per customer during January. You can learn more about the free soil testing at http://www.calloways.com/soiltest.pdf.

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gonefishin
19 years ago
Thanks for the link. I posted the link below to make it so that one can just click on it rather than copy and paste.

It has been awhile since I had a soil test done, was thinking about getting one, so I think tht I will just do this. I appreciate it.

Here is a link that might be useful: Calloways soil test pdf
newtxan
19 years ago
Do you know if anyone in Austin does this?
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dchall_san_antonio
19 years ago
This is in-FREAKIN-credible! The last time I sent a sample to Wolff's (Calloway's predecessor) I sent my compost in. They told me I needed more organic material in it. Great analysis, not!

If The Texas Plant and Soil Lab is doing it, we really need to jump on that. Those guys are VERY good.

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