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Publication #SL 136

Landscape and Vegetable Garden Test Information Sheet1

Rao S. Mylavarapu 2

With Adobe Acrobat Reader you can print a copy of the Landscape and Vegetable Garden Information Sheet (SL136) by clicking here or on the PDF icon in the top right corner of this page. If you don't have Adobe Acrobat Reader, download a free copy by clicking here. The sheet gives details about collecting samples, and testing fees.

The Landscape and Vegetable Garden Information Sheet is the form which must accompany Florida homeowners' samples submitted to the UF/IFAS Extension Soil Testing Laboratory. The following tests can be selected on this form:

  1. pH and Lime Requirement

  2. Standard Soil Fertility Test

    • pH, P, K, Ca, and Mg

    • Lime and Fertilizer Requirement

Agronomic and commercial vegetable and fruit producers should use the Producer Soil Test Information Sheet (SL135).

Samples will not be tested for presence of nematodes, disease organisms or chemicals other than those listed on the form.

Analysis for plant diseases is available through the Florida Extension Plant Disease Clinic (352-392-1795) and the Nematology Lab (352-392-1994).

Footnotes

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This document is SL 136, one of a series of the Soil and Water Science Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. Original publication date July 2005. Reviewed September 2007. Revised February 2009. 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.