Some readers have asked for clarification on the soil sampling procedure when ordering soil analysis. Every sampling kit goes out with a sampling guide, but a picture paints a thousand words as they say, so I’ve made a little film to demonstrate the soil sampling process.

This is part one of a new series of articles called John’s lawn, which is a project I introduced to members in my weekly email back in February. Simply put, it is my attempt to demonstrate the Performance Greens Program on the ropey old lawn I recently inherited when we moved house.

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The first step in any green turnaround project is to ascertain what you have already, so this film shows the process of collecting soil samples for analysis.

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