[Arid_gardener] Re: Soil Testing Labs

[Dick Gross]

Desert soils are typically deficient in organic material and, for whatever 
it is worth to you, my backyard jungle survives and produces quite well on 
fully composted organic material produced and processed on site and 21-0-0, 
Ammonium Sulfate as the only fertilizer I use. Every essential element 
appears to exist on our native but alkaline soil except organic material and 
nitrogen.

Dick Gross, Master Gardener Volunteer
University of Arizona Maricopa County
Cooperative Extension

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Olin Miller" <dergartenarzt at att.net>
To: <arid_gardener at Ag.arizona.edu>; <bnd-66 at cox.net>
Sent: Friday, December 15, 2006 8:21 AM
Subject: [Arid_gardener] Re: Soil Testing Labs


> The cooperative extension provides a listing of soil testing laboratories 
> at
> http://cals.arizona.edu/pubs/garden/az1111.pdf
>
> Olin Miller, Master Gardener Volunteer, Maricopa County AZ
> ==============================================
>
> ---- Original Message ----- From: <bnd-66 at cox.net>
> Sent: Saturday, December 02, 2006 4:41 PM
> :> I am in the process of preparing my backyard for hydro-mulching of new
> turf.  The soil is bare and very dense.  I want to ammend and rototill the
> soil.  I have been lead to beleive that the county extension office can 
> test
> the soil( that i send in) and make recommendations as to what to add.
>> Can you provide any information or recommendations before i proceed?
>
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