{"id":49,"date":"2025-11-13T18:18:35","date_gmt":"2025-11-13T18:18:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ccs.isptech.co\/?page_id=49"},"modified":"2025-11-20T19:28:31","modified_gmt":"2025-11-20T19:28:31","slug":"soil-testing","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ccshomegarden.com\/index.php\/soil-testing\/","title":{"rendered":"CCS Garden Soil Testing Option"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Improving the nutritional content of your vegetables begins with taking a soil sample, getting a soil recommendation from a soil testing lab, and allowing us to help you determine what is needed to bring your soil into optimum performance.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69e231e81dd84&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69e231e81dd84\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"http:\/\/ccs.isptech.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/SoilSamplingInstructionsDiagram-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-118\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ccshomegarden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/SoilSamplingInstructionsDiagram-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/ccshomegarden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/SoilSamplingInstructionsDiagram-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/ccshomegarden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/SoilSamplingInstructionsDiagram.png 626w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Relying on a ready-made blended dry fertilizer is a good start, but it is not going to give you the levels of trace minerals we would recommend based on your soil test.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We suggest sending your soil samples to:<br>A&amp;L Labs<br>3505 Conestoga Drive<br>Ft. Wayne, In 46808<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The cost, including the report is $40.00.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please don&#8217;t include payment with your soil sample.&nbsp; Include with your soil sample on a separate sheet of paper the CCS account #xxxxx and your full address.&nbsp; Using the CCS account will allow the lab to send your report to both of us.&nbsp; After a few days you will receive a recommendation of the fertilizer need at a rate of 1000 square feet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please follow these directions on how to take a soil sample.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Improving the nutritional content of your vegetables begins with taking a soil sample, getting a soil recommendation from a soil testing lab, and allowing us to help you determine what is needed to bring your soil into optimum performance. 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