As a property manager, testing your property’s soil is a great way to determine whether it needs more water. However, you have to be careful to do it correctly or you will base your decision off of a false reading. Here are some tips that will help you probe the soil properly to receive accurate results.
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- Select a spot with soil that has been uniformly fertilized and watered in the past.
- Walk a zig-zag pattern over the area to be sampled. Make sure that you use your soil probe or auger to take plenty of samples from between 4-6 inches deep. As you collect them, mix all of the cores together in a clean and dry pail. You should drill a minimum of 10 cores for every 10,000 square feet of landscaping.
- Seal your sample in a plastic bag and deliver it to a testing center for a soil analysis. They can tell you whether you need to water more or less frequently.
For more tips and suggestions on how to properly probe the soil and give your property’s landscaping just the right amount of water this summer, send us a message and the professionals at Hermes Landscaping will be happy to help you out.