| 1. | Choose three or four areas that represent typical growth in your lawn or turf. |
| 2. | Take a clean plastic container and a hand trowel, shovel or soil probe and go to your first area. |
| 3. | Remove or lift off a section of sod. | 
Step 3. Remove the sod. |
| 4. | Using the trowel or shovel, dig a V-shaped hole 3-inches deep. Slice a thin section from one side and place in the pail. Replace the remaining soil and sod. If you are using a soil probe, sample to 3 inches and place the soil in the pail. |
Step 4. Sample to 3 inches. |
| 5. | Repeat this procedure at each of the remaining areas. |
| 6. | After all the sections or cores are in the pail, mix the soil thoroughly. | 
Step 6. Mix the soil. |
| 7. | Fill the sample bag (included with kit) two-thirds full. Discard the remaining soil. | 
Step 7. Fill the sample bag. |
| 8. | Fill out the information sheet. Clearly indicate Lawn or Turf. |
| 9. | Mail the sample to the address on the bag. If you purchased the kit from the web site, results will be mailed directly to you. If you purchased the kit at a store, results will be mailed to that store. Please allow 2 weeks from receipt of the sample for the results to be available. |
| 10. | An additional kit may be beneficial if comparing good or bad areas or if sampling large areas.
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