Evaluating the Best Garden Soil Tests for 1985

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MOTHER EARTH NEWS evaluated the best garden soil tests for 1985.
MOTHER EARTH NEWS evaluated the best garden soil tests for 1985.
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Chart: Soil test results for MOTHER's Eco-Village garden.
Chart: Soil test results for MOTHER's Eco-Village garden.

Right now is the best time to test your garden soil. But which “earth exam” should you give? MOTHER EARTH NEWS evaluates the best garden soil tests for 1985. (See the soil test chart in the image gallery.)

Point number one: While the best indicator of your garden
soil’s quality is how well your crops grow in it, a test of
major chemical nutrients should provide a useful check on

  • Published on Sep 1, 1985
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