This photo taken Sept. 2, 2009 shows getting soil for testing. Soil tests are inexpensive and essential if you're to remove any guesswork about the chemistry of gardens and flower beds. They can tell you which nutrients, if any, are needed to optimize plant growth. Fertilizers feed the soil, not the plants. (AP Photo/Dean Fosdick)

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Don't guess; soil test

• By ncs-import
• May 7, 2010