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Agronomic Services - Soil Testing: Useful References

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Crop Notes

Note 4: Lawns, Gardens and Ornamentals

Soil Fertility Notes

Note 1: The Need for Soil Testing

Note 2: Moss

Note 3: Mending Brown Patch in Fescue Lawns

Note 4: Cool-Season Grasses

Note 5: Warm-Season Grasses

Note 6: Establishing a New Lawn

Note 7: Soil Acidity

Note 8: A Homeowner's Guide to Fertilizer

Note 9: Problems with Centipede Grass

Note 10: Fescue Lawn Care

Note 11: Applying Nitrogen

Note 12: Fertilizing with Organic Nutrients

Note 14: Topsoil

Note 17: Managing Crop Residue

Note 18: Lime

The Orange Book is a NCDA&CS publication that provides thorough information on Crop Fertilization based on North Carolina soils.

This page was last modified on 12/05/2023

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Agronomic Services- Contact Us - Soil Section

Don Edralin, Ph.D., - Section Chief 
919-664-1603
Don.Edralin@ncagr.gov

Jagathi Kamalakanthan – Soil Agronomist
919-664-1610
Jagathi.Kam@ncagr.gov

 

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