Again thanks for adding me to both of your lists!
Any thoughts on DIY soil tests like this one at Agway (or similiar):
“Rapi-Test Soil Test Kit performs 40 total tests for soil pH, nitrogen, phosphorus and potash.”
To be honest I wasn’t even going to bother because my backyard is pretty much solid peat and hasn’t been farmed for 60 + years and figured it must have some nutrients in it but you made me think JustaBlonde that perhaps I should.
Any thoughts?
Sparky, I am a strong proponent of soil tests. They are inexpensive and give you much better odds of success. You can have all of the nutrients in the world, but if your pH is off, the plants will not be able to utilize the nutrients. A good year of gardening always starts with tests. Seeds and plants are too expensive to gamble.