Agronomic Services — Soil Test Forms & Information

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Agronomic Reports	Find Your Soil Test Report [not pdf] Crop Fertilization Based on N.C. Soil Tests —entire book —chapter by chapter [not pdf] Essential Plant Nutrients Understanding the Soil Test Report
Boxes:	Sample boxes are not available by mail. Pick them up at your county Cooperative Extension office or at the Agronomic Division office in Raleigh.
Brochures	Soil Testing Heavy Metals in N.C. Soils
Cover Sheet	Understanding the Soil Test Report
Crop Notes:	$ Note: Secondary Nutrients and Micronutrients Note 1: Tobacco Note 2: Tobacco Plant Beds Note 3: Field Crops Note 4: Lawns, Gardens and Ornamentals Note 5: Christmas Trees Note 6: Commercial Vegetable Crops Note 7: Trellised and Staked Tomatoes Note 8: (discontinued) Note 9: Soil Analysis of Growth Substrates for Greenhouse Crops Note 10: (discontinued) Note 11: Nursery Crops—Container and Field Note 12: Forage and Pasture Crops Note 13. (discontinued) Note 14: Golf and other Fine Turf Note 15: Pecans and Miscellaneous Nuts and Fruits Note 16: Apples Note 17: Peaches Note 18: Small Fruits Hydroseeded Areas Ponds Wildlife Food Plots
Media Notes	Chemical Characteristics of Pine Bark Ground Rubber: Potential Toxicity to Plants Lime: Essential for Nursery Crops Management of Soluble Salts in Container-Grown Plants Micronutrients: When Enough Is Enough
Sample Information Forms	Form to Print, Fill out by Hand, and Submit via Mail Soil Sample Information Diagnostic Soil Sample Information
Sampling Instructions	Deep Sampling for Nutrient Management Diagnosing Plant Growth Problems Packing Soil Samples for Shipment Pond Management Soil Sampling Basics Soil Sampling for Home Lawns & Gardens Soil Sampling in Cultivated Crops Submitting a Diagnostic Soil Sample with a Problem Plant Sample
Soil Fertility Notes	Note 1: The Need for Soil Testing Note 2: Moss Note 3: Mending Brown Patch in Fescue Lawns Note 4: Cool-Season Grasses Note 5: Warm-Season Grasses Note 6: Establishing a New Lawn Note 7: Soil Acidity Note 8: A Homeowner's Guide to Fertilizer Note 9: Problems with Centipede Grass Note 10: Fescue Lawn Care Note 11: Applying Nitrogen Note 12: Fertilizing with Organic Nutrients Note 13: Clay Minerals: Importance & Function in Soils Note 14: Topsoil Note 15: Managing Bermudagrass Sprayfields Note 16: Gearing up for Conservation Tillage Note 17: Managing Crop Residue
Soil Test FAQS:	Common Questions & Answers [not pdf]
Soil Test Methodologies	Overview [not pdf] Mehlich-3 [not pdf] Mehlich buffer acidity [not pdf] Conversion equations for Mehlich-1 & Mehlich-3 [not pdf]

Last Update February 21, 2008

NCDA&CS Agronomic Services Division, Dr. Colleen M. Hudak-Wise, Director
Mailing Address: 1040 Mail Service Center, Raleigh NC 27699-1040
Physical Address: 4300 Reedy Creek Road, Raleigh NC 27607-6465
Phone: (919) 733-2655; FAX: (919) 733-2837