SOIL TESTING FOR AGRICULTURE AT HOME | How to do Soil test for Farming at Home

Why Test Your Soil?

Plants need food (nutrients) for healthy growth. Nitrogen, Phosphorus and Potash (N, P and K), play a vital role in plant growth just as vitamins, minerals, carbohydrates and protein do in our health.

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How to Test Your Soil

For gardeners already familiar with soil testing, you'll appreciate the unique, patented, specially designed "color comparator" and capsule system, that make quick work of testing. For those of you new to soil testing, you will appreciate this easy, fast and fun way to achieve better growing results from your gardening efforts!

Everything is color-coded, including the color comparator films and capsules. All you do is take a sample of soil, mix with water, transfer some of the solution to the color comparator, add powder from capsule, shake and watch the color develop. Then, note your test results. Fast, easy and it only takes a few minutes!

When To Test Your Soil

Soil should be tested periodically throughout the growing season, but it is especially recommended to test before planting in the Spring and when preparing beds in Fall.

Included in the Kit:

4 Color Comparators

Eye dropper for easy solution transfer

40 test capsules - 10 for each of pH, N, P, K

Complete instructions and Fertilization guidelines

pH preference list for over 450 plants

Soil Elements

N - Nitrogen

Nitrogen is synonymous with plant nutrition. It is directly responsible for producing leaf growth and green leaves. A deficiency causes yellow leaves and stunted growth. Too much nitrogen causes overabundant foliage with delayed flowering; the plant becomes subject to disease and its fruit is of poor quality.

P - Phosphorus

Growing plants need phosphorus. It is the major constituent of plant genetics and seed development. A deficiency causes stunted growth and seed sterility. Phosphorus aids plant maturity, increases the seed yield, increases fruit development, increases vitamin content and aids the plant's resistance to disease and winterkill.

K - Potash

Potash strengthens the plant. It helps form carbohydrates and promotes protein synthesis. It will improve the color and flavor of fruit. It further aids early growth, stem strength and cold hardiness. Plants deficient in potash are usually stunted and have poorly developed root systems. Leaves are spotted, curled and appear dried out at the edges. Yields for potash deficiency are low.

pH - Acidity / Alkalinity

Plants also need the correct pH level which controls how well plants utilize the nutrients available in your soil. All plants have a pH preference, so it is important to know the pH level of your soil. You can then choose plants with the same pH preference, avoid those that will not do well in your soil or know how to go about supplying their special growing needs. By testing your soil, you determine its exact condition so that you can fertilize and/or adjust pH more accurately, effectively, and economically.

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[jmwjrsmom]

I have this kit and have still never used it bc it looks complicated. Thanks for the video

[mandheermaan]

Very useful info for drenching proper ratio of NPK in plants !!!

[davidmorris]

Awesome video, thank you for taking the time to show how easy this can be. I will be purchasing the same kit now.

[richardackerman]

ThankQ so much. This is the best video I have watched about testing with this test kit. The fact that you made a few spills let me know to watch out for that. I'm glad you didn't edit the spills out. I bought the same kit and when it stops raining, I'm gonna test my soils. Most of my veggies are grown in large pots. My blueberry bush makes berries, but they are tiny and the leaves are brown in some spots. I'm guessing that all of my pots are going to be deficient, but thanks to you and your video I hope this year, berries and other veggies grow much healthier and larger. Because our economy is going into the ditch, growing food will be much more important, and it is a learning process. Just putting seeds in the ground and watering is going to cause many failures. I know from years of failures and successes. ThankQ again.

[sharicarter]

I ordered this after seeing your video. This will be good for me and my son to do for planning our garden!

[anshulmori]

it's very informative video, this kit make very easy to check soil ph & N.P.K. Thanks a lot👏

[chinthireddykrishnasairedd]

Hello..! discovery agriculture thankyou for your 🙏humble information really i am wandering from last couple of months and now i came to know about the soil testing & i have send my soil samples to soil testing centres but they couldn't give me any favour information & now i can do it by myself thankyou 🤗

[NishantP]

Very easily farmer can use this and get conclude their future plan for seed they will sown. Thank you #AgricultureDiscovery. Your information is helpful and needy contribution to all farmer and students.

[pppsss]

I am a subscriber of your channel and happy about it. You are making available Good Videos which are informative and useful. This lady really put the whole episode in a nice way and her instructions are useful too. And picking such good topics says that you really care about agriculture in which gardening is a must also. Best Wishes to You.

[kantharajkoliwad]

Much informative...thank u for the demonstration

[akhmadgufron]

Can you tell us what kind of chemical ingridients in the capsule?

[moazzambhurgari]

Please tell me that, these capsules when ended then again we purchased this whole kit or only capsules??

[pikeshtripathy]

groot be like...
she cares so much about me😍

[muthukrishnanramiah]

Itis more informative. Thank you very much.

[pierreokito]

Awesome video please can you help with the nake of the kit I'm in South Africa

[darshanmc]

I have a question and I also know that you are not going reply me as I'm not the community member,
This kit is to identify the NPK level only, who will provide the suggestion to normalise the NPK level crop wise. Please let me know if this channel assist in end to end farming. I will definitely join

[pawanelle]

Cultivated blueberry.. After applying all this?? Please reply.. Is it useful?

[kashantsth]

in the background, there is a Groot from the Guardians of the Galaxy. Cool pot vessel.

[chatrapathiananthanaik]

Hi, I also need a soil testing kit, from where I get

[j.c.denton]

I love your voice!!! Hurry and do more youtube now!!!! Narrate anything