Soil Testing Resources

Our Soil Testing Resources provide clear, practical guidance to help you understand and manage soil conditions for healthier plants, lawns, and gardens. Whether you’re a home gardener, grow vegetables, or care for indoor and outdoor plants, knowing your soil pH is an important step toward better growing results.

Soil pH affects how efficiently plants absorb nutrients from the soil. If pH levels are too acidic or too alkaline, plants may struggle to grow, even when watered and fertilised correctly. Using simple soil testing methods allows you to identify potential issues early and make informed adjustments.

This resource hub is designed to support at-home soil testing using easy-to-use test strips. All guides are written to be straightforward, reliable, and suitable for everyday gardening use.

Soil pH Testing Guides

Understanding Soil pH

Learn what soil pH means, why it matters for plant health, and how different pH levels can affect nutrient availability. This guide explains how to interpret pH results and what ranges are typically suitable for common plants, lawns, and vegetables.

Read: Understanding Soil pH

Why Test Soil pH?

Testing soil pH can help you:

Identify whether soil is too acidic or too alkaline
Improve nutrient uptake for healthier plant growth
Avoid over-fertilising or unnecessary treatments
Optimise soil conditions for specific plants and crops
Monitor soil changes over time

Regular soil testing is especially useful when plants show signs of poor growth, yellowing leaves, or reduced yields.

At-Home Soil Testing

At-home soil pH testing provides a simple and accessible way to check soil conditions without specialist equipment. Soil test strips offer quick colour-based results and are suitable for testing gardens, lawns, pots, planters, raised beds, and greenhouse soil.

When used correctly, soil pH test strips can help guide decisions about soil care, compost use, fertilisers, and pH-adjusting treatments.

Soil Testing Resources