Soil Test Kit
Soil Test Kit
Soil Test Kit

Soil Test Kit

Easy-to-Use Soil Test Kit

Have you wondered if your efforts to amend your soil are working, but don't know how to test your soil? You are not alone.

Redmond's Soil Test Kit, powered by MySoil, makes testing your soil simple and easy. This test successfully combines accurate soil testing technologies with an easy-to-use customer experience that assists in improving soil and plant health, while effortlessly guiding sustainable practices.

Our goal is to support users in perfecting their soil to grow the healthiest plants possible. This custom approach helps you know exactly what your soils need to thrive. No PhD required.

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Easy to use a home kit
Gain knowledge to grow healthier plants
Eliminate garden guesswork
Digital results within 10 days

FAST, THOROUGH, AND CONVENIENT

Redmond's soil test kit is simple to use, delivers results in 6-8 days, and provides convenient access to your data on our easy to use dashboard.


HELPS YOU GROW HEALTHIER PLANTS

Healthy plants come from healthy soil. Whether your plants are for eating, looking at, or playing on…soil testing should be the first step. From here, you can accurately feed your soil environment including microbes, fungi, insects, and more. Feeding your soil increases the chemical and biological availability of the nutrients and minerals your plants need to thrive, and passes health benefits up the food chain for all to enjoy.

SAVES YOU MONEY

By honing in on exactly what your soil needs, Redmond's soil test kit saves you from making unnecessary purchases and helps you know how much to apply so you get more bang for your buck.

ELIMINATES GUESSWORK / PREVENTS MISAPPLICATION

Stop guessing and start growing! Testing allows you to make educated and informed decisions about how to help your soil. Soil health is a balancing act. Applying the wrong amendments, or even overapplying the right amendments, can throw this balance off and have far reaching and long lasting effects. Misapplication and overapplication can kill off the essential microbe colonies in your soil and even cause eutrophication or “nutrient pollution.” Excess nutrients, especially those found in NPK (nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium) fertilizers, leach out and pollute waterways. Soil testing results provide you with application rates that help you apply only what is needed and fertilize in a responsible and sustainable way.

1. REGISTER YOUR KIT

2. COLLECT SAMPLE

  • Use clean shovel, trowel, or coring tool to collect soil to a depth of 6 inches (0"-6").
  • Collect soil from 5-7 separate locations within your desired testing area. (Samples should be free of any large plant materials and other debris).
  • Composite the collected soil in the test kit box, large plastic bag, or bucket. Mix thoroughly and break up any large chunks.
  • Use the provided soil scoop to collect 1 level scoop of the mixed soil. Add it to the jar containing DI water and nutrient adsorbing capsule. (Do not dump water out of jar)
  • Tightly secure lid.
     

3. MAIL YOUR SAMPLE

  • Mail your sample within 1 day of adding soil to the jar
  • Place jar in provided, pre-paid envelope 
  • Place envelope in your mailbox or anywhere USPS drop-offs are accepted.
  • You will receive email notifications of sample progress over the next 6 days. You can also log into your dashboard at soil.redmondagriculture.com to check progress.

4. GET YOUR RESULTS

  • You will be notified via email when your results are ready (6-8 business days from the time the sample was sent) or login at soil.redmondagriculture.com to check sample status.
  • Results Provide: Available nutrient levels, pH, fertilizer recommendations, application rates, links to recommended products from trusted vendors.
     

5. AMEND YOUR SOIL

  • Apply your recommended products at the directed application rates.
  • Check your dashboard at soil.redmondagriculture.com for helpful insights to maximize the value of your applicationWhat is included in the kit?
  • Registration card (with instructions and QR Code link)
  • Pre-paid, first class USPS return service envelope (with tracking number)
  • Soil scoop
  • Sample storage jar (with DI water and nutrient adsorbing capsule)

Redmond Soil Test Kit includes:

  • Registration card (with instructions and QR Code link)
  • Pre-paid, first class USPS return service envelope (with tracking number)
  • Soil scoop
  • Sample storage jar (with DI water and nutrient adsorbing capsule)

SOIL TEST KIT FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

WHAT IS INCLUDED IN THE KIT?

Registration card (with instructions and QR Code link), pre-paid, first class USPS return service envelope (with tracking number), soil scoop, and sample storage jar (with DI water and nutrient adsorbing capsule).

HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE TO GET MY RESULTS?

Redmond’s Soil Test Kit is simple to use, delivers results in 6-8 days, and provides convenient access to your data on our easy to use dashboard.

WHAT DOES THE SOIL TEST KIT MEASURE?

Essential soil macronutrients (needed in larger amounts):
  • Nitrogen- broken down into total nitrogen (N), nitrates (NO3-N), and ammonium (NH4-N)
  • Phosphorus (P)
  • Potassium (K)
  • Sulfur (S)
  • Calcium (Ca)
  • Magnesium (Mg)
  • Sodium (Na)
Essential soil micronutrients (needed in smaller amounts):
  • Iron (Fe)
  • Manganese (Mn)
  • Zinc (Zn)
  • Copper (Cu)
  • Boron (B)
pH levels (balance between acidity and alkalinity)

HOW OFTEN SHOULD I TEST MY SOIL?

If you are actively growing and harvesting from a plot of soil, testing every year is ideal (preferably in the fall).

If you are fallowing or resting ground between growing sessions you can test once every 2 years. Don't wait more than 3 years to test soil.

If you test in the fall, amend, and put soil to bed over the winter, then testing again in the spring can give you an idea of how well your amendments corrected soil problems.

WHY DOESN'T THE REDMOND SOIL TEST KIT TEST FOR % OF ORGANIC MATTER?

While percentage of organic matter (% OM) is a common metric found on other soil tests, the experts at MySoil and Redmond choose to look at the bigger picture: balanced levels of macro and micro nutrients, and healthy pH ranges. These metrics help you choose the right amendments to help soil microbes break down organic matter into bio-available forms your plants can use.

We recommend always adding organic matter to your soil, regardless of whether you think it would test high or low. Good sources of organic matter include: manure, leaves, compost, and straw.

Customer Reviews

Based on 118 reviews
86%
(101)
7%
(8)
1%
(1)
1%
(1)
6%
(7)
W
William Barron
Love it

Simple test to take and doesn’t take long to get result's back

L
Liliya Melnychenko

So easy to use! Quick results and it tests more than just NPK levels. Also provide OMRI listed product recommendations. So excited to see the changes in my field.

Liliya,
Thanks for the review of our Soil Test Kit. We are happy to hear it was quick and easy to use! We are excited to hear how your fields do! Thank you for choosing Redmond!

S
Sarah Harris

First time doing a soil testing kit, I love it. So easy to complete. I am very excited to get my results. So if I need any amending I will know why I need to do to get my soil into tip top shape for my gardening next year!

Sarah,
Thank you for the review! We hope that knowing what your soil needs will help you get it ready for next year's garden! Thanks for being a part of the Redmond Family! :)

E
Eric Cribbs
Soil test Kit.

Never redceived results of the test. .

Hi Eric,
Thank you for letting us know that you were not able to get your results. The most common error for this is not registering the test kit with the lab, once it is register you should be able to see the test results immediatly. I have sent you an email with instructions on how to register and hopefully will be able to help you get your soil results! Thank you for letting us help you in figuring out why you can't see them. If you have any questions or need further help please reach out to us at 866-735-7258. Thank you for choosing Redmond!

M
Misty Hudnall
EASY TO USE

KIT WAS SUPER EASY TO USE AND MAIL BACK. CANT WAIT TO GET MY RESULTS

Hi Misty! We're thrilled to hear that our Soil Test Kit was easy for you to use and mail back. We can't wait for you to receive your results and continue to improve your soil. Thank you for choosing our product!

Customer Reviews

Based on 118 reviews
86%
(101)
7%
(8)
1%
(1)
1%
(1)
6%
(7)
W
William Barron
Love it

Simple test to take and doesn’t take long to get result's back

L
Liliya Melnychenko

So easy to use! Quick results and it tests more than just NPK levels. Also provide OMRI listed product recommendations. So excited to see the changes in my field.

Liliya,
Thanks for the review of our Soil Test Kit. We are happy to hear it was quick and easy to use! We are excited to hear how your fields do! Thank you for choosing Redmond!

S
Sarah Harris

First time doing a soil testing kit, I love it. So easy to complete. I am very excited to get my results. So if I need any amending I will know why I need to do to get my soil into tip top shape for my gardening next year!

Sarah,
Thank you for the review! We hope that knowing what your soil needs will help you get it ready for next year's garden! Thanks for being a part of the Redmond Family! :)

E
Eric Cribbs
Soil test Kit.

Never redceived results of the test. .

Hi Eric,
Thank you for letting us know that you were not able to get your results. The most common error for this is not registering the test kit with the lab, once it is register you should be able to see the test results immediatly. I have sent you an email with instructions on how to register and hopefully will be able to help you get your soil results! Thank you for letting us help you in figuring out why you can't see them. If you have any questions or need further help please reach out to us at 866-735-7258. Thank you for choosing Redmond!

M
Misty Hudnall
EASY TO USE

KIT WAS SUPER EASY TO USE AND MAIL BACK. CANT WAIT TO GET MY RESULTS

Hi Misty! We're thrilled to hear that our Soil Test Kit was easy for you to use and mail back. We can't wait for you to receive your results and continue to improve your soil. Thank you for choosing our product!