Testing the soil!

We have been busy working on an expansion to our vegetable garden and are getting ready to plant some seeds. Before we did that, however, we thought we would test our soil to see how the new raised bed compares to the old raised beds. We used the Mosser Lee Soil Test Kit which is an easy-to-use home soil testing kit. The kit tests for soil acidity level and several different nutrients including phosphorus, nitrogen, and potassium.

This photo shows the results for the soil in the old garden bed. We determined that the acidity was around a ph of 7.0, the nitrogen levels were low, the phosphorus levels were low, and the potassium levels were in the medium range.

Below is a picture of the test results for the new garden bed. In this case, we determined that the acidity was approximately a ph of 6.0, the nitrogen levels were a low minus, the phosphorus levels were a low plus, and again the potassium levels were in the medium range.

So overall, it seems like we might need to do some extra work on the soil in the vegetable garden, but hopefully things will still grow!