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Publication #SL 134

Container Media Test Information Sheet1

Rao S. Mylavarapu 2

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The Container Media Test Information Sheet is the form that must accompany samples submitted to the UF/IFAS Extension Soil Testing Laboratory. The test is designed for estimating the nutritional needs of Florida grown plants under intensive management typical of container plant production. Analyses performed are pH, electrical conductivity, Nitrate-N, P, K, Ca, and Mg. Specialized interpretation of the test results is required. This test is not appropriate for agronomic situations or for home vegetable or flower gardens.

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This document is SL 134, a fact sheet of the Soil and Water Science Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. Last revised February 2009. Please visit the EDIS Web site at http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu.

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Rao S. Mylavarapu, Assistant Professor, Soil and Nutrient Management Specialist, and Director Extension Soil Testing Laboratory; Soil and Water Science Department, Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, 32611-0290.

The Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (IFAS) is an Equal Opportunity Institution authorized to provide research, educational information and other services only to individuals and institutions that function with non-discrimination with respect to race, creed, color, religion, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, political opinions or affiliations. For more information on obtaining other extension publications, contact your county Cooperative Extension service.

U.S. Department of Agriculture, Cooperative Extension Service, University of Florida, IFAS, Florida A. & M. University Cooperative Extension Program, and Boards of County Commissioners Cooperating. Millie Ferrer-Chancy, Interim Dean.