One Rth Soil Testing Services for Austin and Central Texas
One Rth is pleased to announce that we are offering a soil test service in partnership with Logan Labs of Ohio.
Why should you choose this?
It is not the standard NPK chemical fertilizer approach, but much more microbe friendly.
We save you time by including a cost estimate along with the test results. This saves you from having to find someone to interpret the data and what to add to your soil.
We can direct you to local vendors for the full bags of materials, and that saves you money by buying direct.
We ship the rest of the soil prescription to your doorstep, with all of the small quantities premixed in a bag. This saves you time making multiple passes over your field, and from owning and storing the surplus minerals. Please note that adding too much of any mineral is like adding too much salt to the soup!
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State of Texas Ag. / Conventional
Microbe Friendly / Organic Minerals Test
Minerals + Paste Test
Basic Test for pH, P, K, Ca, Mg, NA, S
Included
Included
Included
Micro Nutrients: Zn, Fe, Cu, Mn
Extra
Included
Included
Test for Organic Matter Levels
Extra
Included
Included
Test for Salinity
Extra
No
Included
Tests for Salts/ Chlorine toxicity
Extra
No
Included
Tests for Carbonates
No
No
Included
Paste Test (test for plant available nutrients)
No
No
Included
Budget Estimate based on test results
No
Included
Included
Cost
$10-$74 excl. Shipping and trips to USPS
$70 incl. Free shipping from your mailbox (i.e. Postage included)
$100 incl. Free shipping.
Suitable for
Farms/fields using conventional agriculture
Garden Beds
Problematic soils, market gardens
Options for the delivery of minerals based on test results
Home Delivery
No
Available
Available
How to proceed?
A. Visit us at our farmer’s market locations and pick up a soil test bag. Follow this procedure to fill the bag and complete this form for submission to the lab. You can pay for the service at the market either when you pick up the bag, or when you drop off the soil sample.
B. Alternatively, you can use the same procedure and place the soil into a zip lock bag (i.e. without the sample bag option A above), and bring it to the market. Again, please download and complete this form to submit to the lab. You can pay for the service at the market when you drop off the sample, or in the website store here. You can also mail us your soil sample to: One Rth, 405 Academy Drive, Austin, TX 78704