Has anybody bought a simple soil testing kits that can be used on the farm?
Checking NPK, micronutrients and ph, ec would be the attributes of interest…
There is a reference on the forum to the use of the soil test kits and saying they are quite effective.
I have grabbed cheap little pH and EC meters which are pretty nice. I will post full details one of these days.
Thanks.
I am looking for a kit that can evaluate micronutrient and NPK .
Following offer micronutrients as well apart from NPK and ph etc…
Some experience here: farmnest.com/forum/new-trends-in … 0/#msg2560
Old Thread … but may be of use to some … Soild testing kits sold here …
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Hi,
I was looking for some cheap gadgets, etc that I could use on the farm. I came across this.
amazon.com/gp/product/B00XZP … 1_4&sr=8-4
amazon.com/gp/product/B006KY … 1_5&sr=8-5
What do others feel? Thoughts?
I had picked up something similar from ebay. No idea about accuracy. Good to get a quick picture …
The shelf life of the chemicals is 6 months according to their web site. Which is a non starter for an individual farmer. I would prefer to give the soil sample to the lab. It takes a week for the results but it is much cheaper.