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DO YOU HAVE GOOD DIRT?
DO YOU HAVE GOOD DIRT? BRING IT IN AND FIND OUT! 
 
SOIL TESTING DAY IN CANDLEWOOD LAKE AREA COMMUNITY IS SATURDAY, APARIL 21ST!
SIMPLY BRING YOUR “DIRT” TO EITHER THE STOP & SHOP IN NEW FAIRFIELD BETWEEN 8:30AM AND 3:00PM OR TO THE IGA IN SHERMAN BETWEEN 9:00AM AND 3:00PM.


 
THE CANDLEWOOD WATERSHED INITIATIVE  URGES ALL CANDLEWOOD LAKE AREA RESIDENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS YEAR’S SOIL TESTING PRIOR TO APPLYING FERTILIZERS ON THEIR PROPERTIES. TESTING IS FREE FOR FIRST-TIME PARTICIPANTS. THOSE WHO WISH TO RE-TEST THEIR SOIL OR TO ANALYZE A DIFFERENT PART OF THEIR LAWN OR GARDEN, ARE ASKED TO PAY $5.00 TO HELP DEFRAY LOCAL PROGRAM AND PROMOTION COSTS. 
 
THIS EVENT IS INTENDED TO RAISE AWARENESS OF THE VALUE AND IMPORTANCE OF TESTING ONE’S SOIL BEFORE FERTILIZING. THE SOIL SAMPLES WILL BE EXAMINED FOR NUTRIENT CONTENT TO DETERMINE IF ANY FERTILIZATION IS NECESSARY AND IF SO, WHICH SPECIFIC NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENTS WOULD BE MOST BENEFICIAL AND IN WHAT QUANTITIES. INTERESTINGLY, IN THE PAST NEARLY TWO THIRDS OF THOSE WHO TESTED THEIR SOIL FOUND THAT NO ADDITIONAL PHOSPHORUS WAS NECESSARY. THIS FINDING IS SIGNIFICANT IN THAT EXCESS NUTRIENTS CAN BE TRANSPORTED BY STORM WATERS INTO OUR ... more

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