We provide soil nutrient testing services to assist with the
implementation of Conservation Plans and soil nutrient
management. In some cases, a Basic Test may be provided free of
charge to agricultural residents of Thurston County. Residents seeking soils tests for personal gardens and lawns, out-of-county residents, and those residents who do not fall within a grant funded area must pay the associated cost. Please contact our office for further information.
Samples are sent to a certified lab for the processing. A Basic Test consists of testing for pH (soil and buffered), Nitrate, Phosphate, Extractable cations
(Potassium, Magnesium, Calcium, Sodium), Organic matter and Cation
exchange capacity. More in-depth tests are also available at a fee. Results of all testing are generally available within 2 weeks of receipt of samples.
We
encourage residents to gather their own sample and bring it to our
office for processing. Please check out the "Sampling
Instructions" link on the sidebar.
Please contact our office by email at tcd@thurstoncd.com or phone us at (360) 754-3588 for more information about our soil testing program.
Disclaimer: The Thurston
Conservation District has no intention of competing with private
testing labs, and offers this service in response to a perceived need
for affordable, bare-bones nutrient testing. A list of private testing
labs in the Northwest is available to anyone who requests it.
