The most common mistake by home gardeners is not having their soil tested before applying fertilizer or lime. Those who fail to have their soil tested on a regular basis are basically guessing, ...

The cooler weather of fall motivates many gardeners to get out and plant! But, a major task that should be done a season ahead is performing a soil test. A soil test now tells you exactly what your ...

A worker watches as debris is removed from a portion of Palisades High School that sustained damage from the Palisades fire in Pacific Palisades, California, on Feb. 19, 2025. (TNS) — A group of ...

The Eaton fire burn area at the 300 block of E. Palm Street in Altadena on May 27, 2025. (Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times) Elected officials in California are calling on the Federal Emergency ...

A MOBILE soil laboratory has been deployed to the Western Visayas that will provide free on-site soil testing and analysis, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said. The test results will help farmers ...

The Altadena area has a higher percentage of soil samples with lead levels above healthy thresholds than the Pacific Palisades area, months after both communities were ravaged by brush fires. The Los ...

Altadenans concerned about the safety of the soil on their properties can drop off samples at Loma Alta Park for testing at an event tomorrow. What to expect: Soil experts from USC and the L.A. County ...

Elected officials in California are calling on the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Newsom administration to pay for soil testing on properties destroyed in the Eaton and Palisades ...