Christina

TOO MUCH OF A GOOD THING CAN BE A BAD THING. Over the last week I have received numerous pictures of the same story: yellow spots in the lawns. My first question is, “How often and when do you wate...

I am driving back and forth to school, and I see large bags all over the roadway that are filled with leaves. I asked my 10-year old daughter if she knew why people should rake and bag leaves, and ...

Meet Auburn University’s soil testing lab manager and chemist, Dr. Jessica Davis. Before Auburn, Dr. Davis worked at Imaging Systems Technology working on plasma display panels and single-touch dis...

Why did we spend 18 months doing a redesign of SoilKit365? When we listened to our customers, they wanted more and we worked to give them just that. SoilKit365 was originally designed to provide t...

When testing multiple raised beds, it may not be beneficial to do multiple tests.  If the beds are full of well-represented and similar composition and conditions, you are probably good with 1 test...

Happy New Year, everyone! As we kick off another year, many of you are taking a well-deserved break from your lawn and garden routine. At SoilKit, we enjoy the down time too. Once the clock strike...

The following was published as “Success on a Small Scale in Baldwin” by the Baldwin County Economic Development Alliance as part of their Talent Attraction brand launch in 2023. —————— Baldwin C...

The best time to take a soil sample is typically in the fall or early spring. This is because these periods allow you to gather information when the soil is not frozen, too wet, or too dry. Taking ...

  Picture this: a beautiful spring afternoon stroll through a lucious, green lawn. Ironically, although this is characteristic of spring, the season also brings the pesky lawn burweed, sure to anta...

It is tough to believe 2022 is already coming to a close. As I look back on everything in 2022, I think of all the things I wanted to do this year that I did not get to do. So, I am adding a vanill...