Thursdays, May 22nd, May 29th, June 5th, and June 12th the Master Gardeners will have representatives on hand at the Farmers’ Market from 2 P.M. to 6 P.M. to answer any gardening questions as well as testing your soil. If you would like to have your soil tested follow the easy steps below.

HOW TO TAKE A SOIL SAMPLE
1.) Select 5 spots from the area to be tested for pH — one from center, one from each corner area.
2.) At each location dig a hole 5-6″ deep using a hand trowel. THROW AWAY this soil.
3.) Using the trowel, make a thin slice along one side of each of these holes.
4.) Mix all 5 of these slices together. You should have about a cup of soil. Put in a clean disposable container.
5.) Label the sample with you name and what you will be growing in that area - lawn, vegetables, flowers, etc.