How About These Soil Tests??

I am planning to have a sample of soil mix tested by the university of Maine. Looks like the test is quite thorough giving ph and NPK results, and is only $15.
So...anybody done this? Whats the good or bad with the process? Did you write on the questionaire that comes with the test that your growing pot?
Thanks NSB

I have never done it myself but I know people that have. They said it was for tomatoes.

I don't think you need to be any more specific than "i want to know if i can safely use my soil to grow edibles."

That should cover all your bases. There's a lot of consumable plants that aren't illegal (yet).

Personally, i would think it a little suspicious if someone only wanted to grow "tomatoes" lol.

In fact, i'm pretty sure "tomatoes" has been used as code for cannabis for a long time.

Or, you could take a different approach, and compose an exhaustive list of a plethora of different consumables you intend to grow for consumption... but don't mention the cannabis part.

Or, you could even go super ambiguous, and say "i just want to know what's in it."

Or, just say it's to grow cannabis. It is legal for many, after all. And who knows, they might have some knowledge that would benefit if they knew what you wanted to grow.

Yeah, I dont mind saying Im growing cannabis cause I am legal. Anybody have a soil test done? Seems like a lotta good info for $15.

tet1953 said:

Or, just say it's to grow cannabis. It is legal for many, after all. And who knows, they might have some knowledge that would benefit if they knew what you wanted to grow.

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Yeah, you could... but IMO, the fewer people who know, the better; even in legal situations (because there is only One federally legal situation, and it's their own op in Mississippi).

I wouldn't need someone else to tell me whether my soil is "good for cannabis," i'd only need to know whether it's safe to consume anything i might grow in it, because i'd just dig it up and amend it accordingly, for anything i might want to grow, and not everything likes the same conditions as cannabis (although apparently many things do).