November 21, 2024

27 thoughts on “VIDEO: How to Test Your Soil at Home For FREE!

  1. I’m going out of town June and July. Any recommendations of what to plant now for august harvest. Or should I just do a cover crop and plant in august. fav cover crop?

  2. 20% organic matter seems high. I think JM Fortier said his farm got up to around 13% and then they started focusing on other aspects of the soil bc they were afraid of holding too much phosphorus. They had an agronomist testing their soil and advising them.

  3. Yeah I moved to Florida but I still follow you. I can tell you overly loose soil is just as bad as overly compacted! We have mayakka sandy soil and it leaches extremely fast. Even mulch put on top disappears quickly.

  4. One item that can also be tested since you are putting your soil into solution is the pH. A test strip is inexpensive and can add that extra element so you can know more about your growing medium.

  5. You could always just do a Plastic Index of the soil sample using an Atterberg Liquid Limits Machine, then oven dry the sample, and use a Hydrometer to be as precise as possible!

  6. I would have liked to see the sample settled out with some commentary. I have very strange soil that turns to silly putty with the slightest moisture….I have to heavily amend it. Its called "Waxpool". Very waxy when wet but crumbles well when dry.

  7. I wondered how much those soil tests cost. Too much money for things now. I did this test with jar last year. The hard part was wondering what color the water test was closest to on the chart, but I will wait for your next vid to see how you do it.

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