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Gardening on Brownfields: Testing Your Soil for Nutrients, pH, and Organic Matter

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MF3095 Gardening on Brownfields: Testing Your Soil for Nutrients, pH, and Organic Matter

by Sabine E. Martin Ganga M. Hettiarachchi

  • Published Date: May 2013
  • Revision Date: Nov 2017
Before gardening, test soils for nutrients, pH, and soil organic matter. Testing is more important on sites previously occupied by structures and not used for gardening. Soil quality on these sites tends to be poor. Publication describes the steps to test soils, and lists all states and their soil testing services. Color, 4 pages.
Kansas State University Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service
K-State Research and Extension is an equal opportunity provider and employer. Issued in furtherance of Cooperative Extension work, acts of May 8 and June 30, 1914, in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Director of K-State Research and Extension, Kansas State University, County Extension Councils, Extension Districts.
Updated September 2023

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