In our Earthworkers programme we recommend soil tests as a key strategy in making sense of your site and soil.
Adding on a leaf test can give a '3-d' picture of the health of your soil and plant available nutrients.
It’s often very easy to add too many inputs to your soil, disrupting its natural, complex and intelligent systems.
Biologix Basic Soil test is great for home gardens or very small projects and covers the essentials while reducing the costs as much as possible. The soil test costs processed by Eurofins is approx $127.50 + gst per LMU ( Land Management Unit), one leaf test is $74.50 +gst. Analysis by Biologix is $150 +gst
Biologix Comprehensive test is more comprehensive and is approx $234.90 + gst and Biologix’s analysis is $200. Daniel suggests this for any serious larger project.
Hort Leaf Analysis is $74.70 is an additional option that helps to build a comprehensive picture of how your soil and plants are working together.
Compost testing often we think of compost as a great input for our gardens, but not all compost is the same and can lead to disrupting the nutrient cycling in your soil. Before using large amounts of compost, its wise to get it tested or ask if it has been tested and alongside a soil test, see how much your soil needs.
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