{"id":19236,"date":"2022-04-20T13:56:24","date_gmt":"2022-04-20T17:56:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/?p=19236"},"modified":"2022-04-20T13:56:24","modified_gmt":"2022-04-20T17:56:24","slug":"do-you-offer-soil-testing-kits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2022\/04\/20\/do-you-offer-soil-testing-kits\/","title":{"rendered":"Do you offer soil testing kits?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Question:<\/h3>\n<p><strong> Do you offer soil testing kits?<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Answer:<\/h3>\n<p><em>Lynne M. Holland, Horticulture and Social Media Professional <\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"gmail_default\">There are two ways to get soil test kits.\u00a0 The first is to visit your\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/county-offices\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/county-offices\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1650544975599000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2Vqfz4Mqewi-COIOmopdDh\">local county UMaine Extension office<\/a>. (the underlined blue text is a hyperlink to the office directory).<\/div>\n<div class=\"gmail_default\">The other way is to contact the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/soiltestinglab\/home\/kit-request\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/umaine.edu\/soiltestinglab\/home\/kit-request\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1650544975599000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0m3RvgzAqRZH34HeIAonsh\">UMaine Soil Testing Lab<\/a>.\u00a0 In addition to requesting soil sample kits you can also find a lot of information on soil testing and understanding the results.<\/div>\n<div class=\"gmail_default\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Question: Do you offer soil testing kits? Answer: Lynne M. Holland, Horticulture and Social Media Professional There are two ways to get soil test kits.\u00a0 The first is to visit your\u00a0local county UMaine Extension office. 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