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  • Benjamin O'Neill October 16, 2012 at 1:40pm

    http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mini-Soil-pH-N-P-K-Test-Kit-/320990580287...

    i have just seen this one on ebay any thoughts ?

  • Kevin Barnett October 16, 2012 at 8:56pm
    Yep looks like a Westminster kit. I have a slightly larger one. I'd be happy with it.
  • English Sheep March 11, 2013 at 1:59pm

    Hi there, I know this is a couple of months old.

    Did you have any luck with the recommended soil test kit?

    I have been reading on the Palintest website and wondering if these are worth a look at?

    They provide two kits. The first is Soil pH and lime test approx 50 test. £82.

    The second is the Soil fertility kit pH,Lime,NPK 50 test for a staggering £273 pounds!

    Would the Palintest be any better than the already mentioned ebay test kits or would these give a much more professional soil analysis?

    They even do a soil management kit for £550 and A professional Soil Management kit for a stagering £1500. It does include a photo meter which does make the tests less subjective than the old age of little pH paper.

    Here is the link

    http://www.palintest.com/products-category.aspx?category=8

  • Benjamin O'Neill March 11, 2013 at 2:44pm

    It seems awfully expensive to buy ?

  • English Sheep March 11, 2013 at 2:54pm

    hmmm.

    Yes it is terribly expensive to buy. I know.

    Benjamin, did you have any luck with purchasing pH and NPK kits back in Jan? If so which did you buy and how accurate do you find the results??

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    Robbie March 11, 2013 at 5:25pm

    It wouldn't be cost effective to use a kit on every lawn I did a survey. So I have toyed with the idea of buying Soil pH Meter to do ph reading on lawns that I am out surveying.

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    Rich AGS March 11, 2013 at 6:08pm

    I do a lot of soil testing on Bowling greens and large lawns , Bowling Green i charge £30 per green from the results i set the club up with a 12 month fertiliser programme , to do this programme for 12 months becames another cost to the club and you can provide the fertiliser to the club and other services ,

  • Graeme @ BGS March 11, 2013 at 6:45pm

    I hope you at least take a soil core sample Robbie?

    Robbie @ PremierLawnsni said:

    It wouldn't be cost effective to use a kit on every lawn I did a survey. So I have toyed with the idea of buying Soil pH Meter to do ph reading on lawns that I am out surveying.

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    Robbie March 11, 2013 at 7:54pm

    Yes, I would be lost without my soil sampler...

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    Rich AGS March 11, 2013 at 7:57pm

    My soil samples get sent to a lab

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