For the land where lavender will be planted, it is necessary to make a soil analysis beforehand and to know the structure of the soil and the amount of organic and inorganic substances. According to the analysis result, the missing amount of organic and inorganic matter in the soil should be given to the soil.

 

The ingredients we want in soil analysis: Soil body (Clay, Silt, Sand ratio), Salt, pH, Lime, Phosphorus, Potassium, Calcium, Magnesium, Organic Matter.

 

1- WHAT IS SOIL ANALYSIS? WHY IS IT DONE?

 

Soil analysis is a method that reveals the fertilizer and lime requirement of a certain field soil. The soil sample representing a specific field is analyzed in laboratories and the amounts of plant nutrients in it are found. Thus, it is revealed which fertilizers will be given for the planted plant to yield a good yield. If we fertilize before analyzing our soil, we will make a big mistake.

 

• Too much fertilizer is used, too much fertilizer damages the soil and plant.

• Less fertilizer is used than needed, there is a decrease in the product.

• The wrong type of fertilizer is used, which will damage the crop and soil.

• If we do not give the fertilizer at the appropriate time, we cannot get the desired amount of product.

• The type of product to be grown cannot be determined correctly.

• When such mistakes are considered, the expected benefits from fertilizers cannot be achieved. Therefore, SOIL ANALYSIS MUST BE DONE BEFORE USING FERTILIZER.

 

2-WHERE CAN I TAKE SOIL SAMPLES FROM?

 

• From places where fertilizer or lime has been previously thrown,

• From places where animal manure is piled up,

• Threshing floor and places where animals have slept,

• From the parts where stems, roots and weeds are burned,

• From the pit and mound places of the field, the field borders and their vicinity,

• Under trees, near streams, forest, water arc and roads,

• Soil samples are not taken from the top of the rows for crops that are planted with fertilizers.

 

3-WHERE TO BUY SOIL SAMPLE?

If there are places in the same field that show the following changes, soil samples are taken separately for each area.

3.1. COLOR (From places in the same field where there are color differences such as dark, light gray, gray, red, etc.)
3.2. SLOPE (Places on the ground and on the slope)
3.3. DIRECTION (North, south, east, west parts)
3.4. STRUCTURE OF THE SOIL (Sandy, loamy, clayey, etc.)
3.5. DEPTH OF THE SOIL (Deep, medium and dough)
3.6. NATURAL PLANTS (Grassy, ​​herbaceous etc.)
3.7. YIELD DIFFERENCE (Parts where products are removed in different types and quantities)
3.8. FERTILIZER DIFFERENCE (Different fertilizing places and non-manure parts)
3.9. SOIL PROCESSING DIFFERENCE (Different soil cultivation, different hoeing and irrigated parts)

 

4-WHEN SHOULD SOIL SAMPLES BE TAKEN?

 

Soil samples should be taken 1.5-2 months before planting or fertilizer usage date. The sampled soil should be tempered; No samples should be taken during very dry, rainy and frost periods. For field crops, a soil sample is taken and analyzed before each planting period. In perennials, a soil sample can be taken for the same field every few years (4-5 years) and analysis can be made.

 

5-WHAT AND HOW TO TAKE SOIL SAMPLE?

 

Places that show significant changes in the field are considered as separate parts. A mixed sample should be taken separately from each of these parts. Even if every part of the field has the same characteristics, if it is larger than 40 decares (decares), a single soil sample is not enough. Many tools can be used to take samples. The most useful are earth augers and probes. In cases where these tools are not available, soil samples can be taken with a garden shovel (waist).

Field Crops: For this, the plant residues on the soil surface are gently cleaned with a hand or a shovel and a V-shaped pit is opened, approximately 3-4 cm thick 30 cm soil slice is taken from the smooth side of the pit without discarding the topsoil. Plastic buckets should be used instead of metal or galvanized buckets for collecting and mixing samples. Depending on the size of the field, all of the soil taken from 10-15 places representing the land is laid on a clean cloth or nylon, mixed thoroughly, the clods are crushed, plant and stone pieces are removed. Later, 1 kg of soil from this mixture is placed in a clean bag, one of the 2 labels on which the necessary information is written is attached to the bag and the other to the mouth of the bag and sent to the laboratory for analysis. However, if the sample is placed in a plastic bag, care should be taken to puncture a few holes in order to avoid excessive moisture evaporation and damage to the label, and also to write with a pencil against the risk of deletion of the label information.

 

DO NOT FORGET SOIL SAMPLES THAT CANNOT BE TAKEN IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROCEDURE, GIVE ERROR RESULTS.

SOIL SAMPLE SHOULD BE TAKEN 1.5-2 MONTHS BEFORE PLANTING OR FERTILIZATION. GET YOUR ASSAY RESULTS ON TIME.

WHEN THE FERTILIZER IS USED ACCORDING TO THE ANALYSIS REPORT, A PROFITABLE PRODUCTION HAS BEEN MADE.