Soil Testing, Insect ID & Plant Diagnostic Lab
Getting Here
34 Sage Way
Barton Hall, Second Floor
Durham, NH 03824
United States
Hours
Currently closed
Sun:
Closed
Mon - Fri:
8:00 am-4:00 pm
Sat:
Closed
Plant Diagnostic Lab & Plant Health
Soil Testing
Insect Identification
We are accepting samples by mail and in-person at our Barton Hall location for all soil, plant and insect samples. Come visit us!
*Please Note: Soil samples can be dropped off in the blue bins outside Barton 206, Monday-Friday, 8am-4pm. Blank submission forms are available here. Soil samples can also be dropped off at our drop-box outside in the Sage Way parking lot, just to the right of Barton Hall, which is open 24/7. Due to weather, blank submission forms are not available at this outside location. Be sure to bring your own form from our website.
For in-person assistance, our soil staff is available on Tuesdays and Thursdays, 8am-4pm. For help outside these hours, call 603-862-0509 or email soil.testing@unh.edu, and we’ll get back to you as soon as possible.
Please send all samples to the address below.
Mail all samples to:
UNH Extension (Indicate: Plant Diagnostic Lab, Soil Testing Service or Insect ID)
Barton Hall B206
34 Sage Way
Durham, NH 03824
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