In order to asses the health of your soil it is first necessary to perform a microscopic soil analysis as well as a soil chemistry test. Our Certified Soil Health Consultants can tell you what is living in your soil and what is absent. They can then recommend the proper course of action to remediate your soil ecosystem.
Biological Testing Services
Direct microscopy is considered the gold standard for microbial soil testing. DNA tests are also accurate, but very expensive. Other types of microbial tests do not give to give the level of accuracy needed to correct soil imbalances.
Our microscopic lab test will indicate the biomass of bacteria and fungi per gram of soil as well as showing numbers of beneficial protozoans and nematodes per gram of soil. You will know your Fungal:Bacterial ratio. We will also indicate information about any soil pathogens that we may find.
COST FOR MICROBIAL SOIL TEST with WRITTEN REPORT…………………….$70
COST FOR MICROBIAL COMPOST TEST with WRITTEN REPORT……………..$75
SOIL CHEMISTRY TESTS AVAILABLE FROM U MAINE TESTING SERVICES
Caution: please contact us before sending your
sample. We will instruct you on how to obtain and transport a proper biological soil sample.