In garden soil, pH determines the availability of essential plant nutrients for growing plants. Here's how to test it.

Learn how to tweak its acidity level for healthy plants and a bountiful harvest. If you have tried to grow garden vegetables ...

When it comes to plant health, soil acidity. There's an easy way to test the pH level of your soil to ensure your plants have access to the nutrients they need.

Improving the Health of the Soil To improve the health of the soil you'll need to take a sample, read its nutrients and pH level, then enhance it with whatever additive (amendment) it needs to ...

This guide will give you the full scoop on when and how often to test soil, and provide soil testing tips for home and lab-based testing. Why Test the Soil? Soil tests are the onl ...

A soil test is the single best piece of information you can obtain for your garden. Here’s my soil test as an example, and what kind of recommendations are given to improve garden soil.

Penn State Extension has soil tests for $9. Some garden centers have pH strips. The cabbage juice test Sydney Kozak used is an activity taught by 4-H groups, Harvard University and science centers.

What is a soil test? Why should you get one? And how can you get one for free in North Carolina? We talked to two NC State horticulture experts for answers.