INSTRUCTIONS FOR TAKING A SOIL SAMPLE These instructions are for taking a soil sample from a yard, pasture, or any other piece of land. The purpose of a soil sample is to determine the pH of the soil. These instructions give a simple step by step procedure that anyone can do. Anyone who is trying to grow something can use a soil sample to help them get the best growth for whatever they are planting. …showed first 75 words of 668 total…

…showed last 75 words of 668 total…sample bag to your results can be mailed to you. STEP 12: Now you can take the soil sample back to the place where you got the soil sample bag. Expect about a month to get the results of your sample back. Bibliography for graphics: Picture of shovels- www.buhler.com/buhler/tools/shovels.html Picture of buckets- www.benmeadows.com/scstore/c-caer.html Picture of soil sample bag- http://turf.tamu.edu/soilsample/soilsample1.html