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Soil testing kits - replacement chemicals

Over the years I've used the Westminster soil testing kits to test my clients sites soil ph, nigrogen, potassium and phosphurus. I had found a company who sold the chemicals in larger amounts so was able to replace as needed each material as needed as I'd found the off the shelf kits I always ran out of some things and ended up with excess of others. The company that I got these from has stopped trading and I've no idea where to get hold of my replacements so am back to buying whole kits again. What do other designers use to test thier soil, or does anyone know a supplier for the replacement chemicals?

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  • Hi Debbie, 

    We provide Soil Analysis service whereby we send a small box to you with a free post bag which you send the sample off to the lab in.You will then get a detailed N, P K, Mg and pH report back.

    We can then also provide you with the products that the specific field requires.

    Beth.

    • I think Debbie is on about gardens not fields

      out of interest how long dos it take to get the report back to the client and how much dos it cost and how many samples do you get in the box

  • Hi Bethany
    Thank you, and David is correct it's for garden projects. I would be interested in costs and time taken for testing photo and NPK per sample. I usually do three samples per garden.

    • Hi Debbie and David, 

      Once you send your sample off to the lab it can take up to 7 days to get your results back.

      For 3 tests, they would cost £17.00 each. For 3 or more tests, you will receive a free post box instead of a bag. For each sample, they need at least 350g of soil.

      There is also the option to test for Sulphur, Zinc, Boron, Manganese, Iron, Copper & Organic Matter Content which is an additional cost.

      • Hi Beth

        Thank you for this,  this could be helpful for some of my jobs, and when time is tight, but on my typical gardens this is a bit much as I can buy the kits for this and it will do a fair number of tests. It just feels so wasteful to keep buying new kits when I've got spare chemicals and just need a top up of odd ones. I'll make a note of your details though definitely, thank you.

        Debbie

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    Hi Debbie I don't know what chemicals you need but you could give these people a call and see if they can help

    http://darrantchemicals.co.uk/
    Darrant Chemicals | UK Chemical Supplies | Low Price Chemicals
    Darrant Chemicals are UK based suppliers of quality, low cost chemicals including Acetone, Isopropyl Alcohol, Methylated Spirits and more
    • Thanks Richard, unfortunately not what I need. Its the powders and solutions for extracting NPK or testing ph rather than the base chemicals. Thanks for looking at this though, amazing what is available out there.

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