How to test soil diy

Learn how much water your soil can hold by testing garden clay content with a DIY test (soil fractional analysis) to measure clay, sand, and silt in soil.

Testing your soil at home can reveal a lot about its composition, nutrients, and pH. Knowing this will help you amend it (or not).

Need to test the soil in your home vegetable garden? Want to know what your plants need? The different types of clay, sand and loam? Use these simple tips to test your soil for FREE. Including how to use baking soda, vinegar and a mason jar to test your soil pH. Click on the pin to learn more! | Hillsborough Homesteading #garden #soil #water #articles #diy #yards #lawn

Gritty soil mix is simple to make with only a few ingredients, and works great for plants that like to stay dry. In this post, I’ll tell you all about what it is and the benefits. Then I’ll give you my recipe, and show you exactly how to make your own, step by step. I’ll show you how to easily make your own gritty soil mix with only a few simple ingredients. #DIYpottingsoil

DIY potting soil recipes for seed starting, container gardening, houseplant growing, and more. #containergardening #gardening

The mason jar soil test is an easy, DIY way to get a snapshot of the structure of your soil! This will tell you how much sand, clay and organic matter you have. Now you know what to start adding to build your soil. If in doubt – add compost – you can’t go wrong.

Sandy soil is one of the major types of soil and has specific benefits and disadvantages. We'll show you how to improve sandy soils!

Want to test your soil pH? You can do it without a special kit! Follow this guide to find out about the most common and efficient DIY methods.

Can potting soil go bad? Learn these 4 must-know signs of bad potting soil! You'll also discover how to rejuvinate old potting soil and how to store potting soil to keep it healthy.

For gardeners growing an acid loving plant, learning how to make soil acidic is important to its overall health. Learn how to make your soil more acidic in this article. Click here for additional info