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In addition to the standard analyses, soil tests may be customized to meet your individual testing needs. At the link below, you will find a complete printable list of the standard tests, available options, and prices (effective January 2018). For more information about the soil testing service or for help filling out a soil test form, please call 603-862-0509 or email soil.testing@unh.edu.
| Home Grounds & Garden | ||
| Standard Gardening | Includes extractable calcium, magnesium, potassium, phosphorus, soil pH, organic matter content, and a lead screening analysis. Both conventional and organic fertilizer recommendations are given | $20.00 |
| Soil pH only | Soil pH - lime recommendations only | $8.00 |
| Organic Matter Content | Percentage of organic matter content | $4.00 |
| Texture class | Percentage of sand, silt, & clay particles and the corresponding textural class | $30.00 |
| Micronutrients | Includes extractable copper, iron, manganese & zinc | $8.00 |
| Heavy Metals | Determines the total sorbed levels of cadmium, copper, lead, nickel, chromium & zinc using EPA methods | $100.00 |
| Non-Commercial Hay & Pasture | ||
| Field Soil Test | Includes extractable calcium, magnesium, potassium & phosphorus, along with pH & Mehlich lime buffer pH. Results include Cation Exchange Capacity (CEC), base saturations & phosphorus saturation | $16.00 |
| Organic Matter | Percentage of organic matter content | $4.00 |
| Texture Class | Percentage of sand, silt, & clay particles and the corresponding textural class | $30.00 |
| Micronutrients | Includes extractable copper, iron, manganese & zinc | $8.00 |
| Soil pH only | Soil pH, lime recommendations only | $8.00 |
| Heavy Metals | Determines the total sorbed levels of cadmium, copper, lead, nickel, chromium & zinc using EPA methods | $100.00 |
| Commercial Fruit | ||
| Field Soil Test | Includes extractable calcium, magnesium, potassium & phosphorus, along with pH & Mehlich lime buffer pH. Results include Cation Exchange Capacity (CEC), base saturations & phosphorus saturation | $16.00 |
| Organic Matter | Percentage of organic matter content | $4.00 |
| Texture Class | Percentage of sand, silt, & clay particles and the corresponding textural class | $30.00 |
| Micronutrients | Includes extractable copper, iron, manganese & zinc | $8.00 |
| Soil pH only | Soil pH, lime recommendations only | $8.00 |
| Heavy Metals | Determines the total sorbed levels of cadmium, copper, lead, nickel, chromium & zinc using EPA methods | $100.00 |
| Commercial Vegetable | ||
| Field Soil Test | Includes extractable calcium, magnesium, potassium & phosphorus, along with pH & Mehlich lime buffer pH. Results include Cation Exchange Capacity (CEC), base saturations & phosphorus saturation | $16.00 |
| Organic Matter | Percentage of organic matter content | $4.00 |
| Texture Class | Percentage of sand, silt, & clay particles and the corresponding textural class | $30.00 |
| Micronutrients | Includes extractable copper, iron, manganese & zinc | $8.00 |
| Soil pH only | Soil pH - lime recommendations only | $8.00 |
| Heavy Metals | Determines the total sorbed levels of cadmium, copper, lead, nickel, chromium & zinc using EPA methods | $100.00 |
| High Tunnel | ||
| New Tunnel Test | Includes pH, Macronutrients and organic matter content | $20.00 |
| Established Tunnel Test | Includes New Tunnel test and Soluble Salts | $28.00 |
| Nitrate - Nitrogen | $10.00 | |
| Ammonium - Nitrogen | $12.00 | |
| Micronutrients | Includes extractable copper, iron, manganese & zinc | $8.00 |
| Soluble Salts | $8.00 | |
| Commercial Field Nursery | ||
| Nursery Field Soil | Includes extractable calcium, magnesium, potassium, phosphorus and soil pH. Conventional fertilizer recommendations | $16.00 |
| Organic Matter Content | Percentage of organic matter content | $4.00 |
| Micronutrients | Includes extractable copper, iron, manganese & zinc | $8.00 |
| Soil pH only | Soil pH, lime recommendations only | $8.00 |
| Texture Class | Percentage of sand, silt, & clay particles and the corresponding textural class | $30.00 |
| Commercial Landscape | ||
| Standard Landscape | Includes extractable calcium, magnesium, potassium, phosphorus and soil pH. Conventional fertilizer recommendations | $16.00 |
| Organic Matter | Percentage of organic matter content | $4.00 |
| Micronutrients | Includes extractable copper, iron, manganese & zinc | $8.00 |
| Soil pH only | Soil pH - lime recommendations only | $8.00 |
| Organic Landscape Recommendations | Includes extractable calcium, magnesium, potassium, phosphorus, organic matter content and soil pH. Organic fertilizer recommendations | $20.00 |
| Texture class | Percentage of sand, silt, & clay particles and the corresponding textural class | $30.00 |
| Heavy Metals | Determines the total sorbed levels of cadmium, copper, lead, nickel, chromium & zinc using EPA methods | $100.00 |
| Commercial Corn, Forage & Pasture | ||
| Field Soil Test | Includes extractable calcium, magnesium, potassium & phosphorus, along with pH & Mehlich lime buffer pH. Results include Cation Exchange Capacity (CEC), base saturations & phosphorus saturation | $16.00 |
| Organic Matter Content | Percentage of organic matter content | $4.00 |
| Texture Class | Percentage of sand, silt, & clay particles and the corresponding textural class | $30.00 |
| Micronutrients | Includes extractable copper, iron, manganese & zinc | $8.00 |
| Heavy Metals | Determines the total sorbed levels of cadmium, copper, lead, nickel, chromium & zinc using EPA methods | $100.00 |
| Soil pH only | Soil pH - lime recommendations only | $8.00 |
| Compost | ||
| Standard Compost, Feedstock Analysis | includes percent solids (and moisture), organic matter, pH, soluble salts, total nitrogen, total carbon and the carbon to nitrogen ratio (C:N). This test is recommended as an initial test for feedstocks to help determine appropriate mixing ratios | $50.00 |
| Standard Compost, Extracted Macro Nutrients | includes standard feedstock plus ammonium nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium | $65.00 |
| Standard Compost, Total Nutrients | includes standard feedstock plus ammonium nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, aluminum, calcium, magnesium, manganese, sodium, copper, iron, sulfur and zinc | $80.00 |
| Heavy Metals | Determines the total sorbed levels of cadmium, copper, lead, nickel, chromium & zinc using EPA methods | $100.00 |
| Christmas Trees | ||
| Field Soil Test | Includes extractable calcium, magnesium, potassium & phosphorus, along with pH & Mehlich lime buffer pH. Results include Cation Exchange Capacity (CEC), base saturations & phosphorus saturation. | $16.00 |
| Organic Matter | Percentage of organic matter content | $4.00 |
| Texture Class | Percentage of sand, silt, & clay particles and the corresponding textural class | $30.00 |
| Micronutrients | Includes extractable copper, iron, manganese & zinc | $8.00 |
| Soil pH only | Soil pH - lime recommendations only | $8.00 |
| Biosolids | ||
| Biosolids test | Includes organic matter determination extractable calcium, magnesium, potassium, & phosphorus, with pH & Mehlich lime buffer pH. Results include Cation Exchange Capacity (CEC), base saturations & phosphorus saturation | $20.00 |
| Micronutrients | Includes extractable copper, iron, manganese & zinc | $8.00 |
| Heavy Metals | Determines the total sorbed levels of cadmium, copper, lead, nickel, chromium & zinc using EPA methods | $100.00 |
| Non-Standard Tests | ||
| Soluble Salts | $8.00 | |
| Total Lead | $27.00 | |
| Arsenic | $27.00 | |
| Mercury | $35.00 | |
| Molybdenum | $27.00 | |
| Selenium | $27.00 | |
| Arsenic, Selenium & Molybdenum | $65.00 | |
| Soil Nitrate | $10.00 | |
| Sand Sieve Analysis | $35.00 | |
| Boron | $10.00 | |
| Plant Tissue Test | $30.00 | |
Pricing List for all Soil Test Options
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