Thank you so much for featuring our test in this video! The Rx Soil nutrient analysis uses the standardized Mehlich-3 extraction method, instead of the ion-exchange resin method, so that's the difference you will find in those optimal ranges between the two reports. We hear ya on inflation, it comes up a lot when people call in. To help reduce the cost of soil testing throughout the year, our recommendations at the bottom of the report break down a fertilization plan for Spring, Summer, Fall, and Winter, so instead of a one-time snapshot, we aim to get you the best recommendations we can with just one or two tests a year. Thanks again for the review!
@MrFergusonLawn
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much for that explanation and for seeing the video! I hope you find that it was reviewed fairly from an average homeowner. Thanks for the email as well! Appreciate your services, and look forward to using your tests again! God bless!
@D-Allen
9 ай бұрын
I would trust the Mehlich -3 test over the Ion exchange Resin any day. I would stay away any test that you place your soil in a container of liquid and send it off.
@pilsplease7561
7 ай бұрын
Nah@@D-Allen
@pilsplease7561
7 ай бұрын
I need to try your test at some point.
@pestandlawnginja
2 жыл бұрын
makes me wonder if the rx soil test is testing what's in the soil vs plant available. iron is a good tell, if its not chelated it won't be plant available. we have that same problem in my area. from what i've been told the yardmastery kit only shows nutrient levels that are plant available. great video.
@MrFergusonLawn
2 жыл бұрын
THE Ginja! Love your content first off, lol. I appreciate you commenting, as I’m by no means even close to a soil test expert. Thank you for the insight. That makes sense indeed.
@mrcaffein
2 жыл бұрын
Ginja, from what I've heard Rx Soil test is using waypoint to do the test. They don't use the same ion-exchange resin testing as My Soil. Comparing these tests is pointless because, as you said, one measures total level in the soil and the other measures only plant available. Hit the nail on the head. Edit: Just saw that RxSoil replied below and basically said the same thing a few weeks ago lol.
@pestandlawnginja
2 жыл бұрын
@@mrcaffein right on! Great to know
@ac7384
Жыл бұрын
Which is better test. Ion thst my soil uses. Or rx. Or a Clemson university test.
@mrcaffein
Жыл бұрын
@@ac7384 They're all useful in their own way, my comment was mostly that you shouldn't compare the results from one type of test to another because they're going to have different values based on the testing method. Use whichever test you like, but stick to that single type of test (don't get one test from company A and then another test from company B because they could be using different testing methods that aren't compatible with each other like in this instance).
@krusej23
2 жыл бұрын
I would bet the high iron level on the RX test and low iron level on the Yard Mastery test is because you applied Yard Mastery fertilizer last year and their iron content is not plant available unfortunately since it's in the form of iron oxide. That means the iron is just sitting in the soil until something chelates it and makes it plant available.
@susansmith7071
Жыл бұрын
That may have happened to myself. Using the same products with iron and my iron came back really low. It makes since what you are saying.
@infiniteadam7352
2 жыл бұрын
Which one sells Iron?
@thefpvlife7785
3 ай бұрын
Looks like Yard Mastery is buddy buddy with Milo or an Iron fert company lol.
@dannymartinez8522
6 ай бұрын
So for ex rx iron is high and ym is low so should i apply iron or not?
@madamfeline1994
Жыл бұрын
which one is recommended for testing on bad bacteria levels and seeing if we can produce edible crops on the lawn? like with fruit trees?
@xBenny_Blanco
Жыл бұрын
Sir, if you ever wanna do a test that will benefit all of us, and you just can't afford it, just say the word. We can help you with the funds
@v8soarer1991
2 жыл бұрын
If you have a look at "My Green Lawn". He had a weird problem with his soil tests that the soil testing company, extension office could not pin point the problem of his results. I just look for a PH result and then look for a nutrient PH uptake table.
@MRM5J
2 жыл бұрын
CEC - Cation Exchange Capacity is the soil's ability to retain water and nutrients. Lower CEC means the soil is less able to hold nutrients and vice versa
@MrFergusonLawn
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the education!
@robertcastillo90
2 жыл бұрын
How would you fix that in a lawn?
@MRM5J
2 жыл бұрын
@@robertcastillo90 it's really hard but compost, humic and other amendments help and it takes alot of time.
@tobiasfunke
2 жыл бұрын
So.... Did you need to add iron or not?
@MrFergusonLawn
2 жыл бұрын
If you look below, here in the comment section, RX soil commented on how their test is different in reading iron. Best answer I can give. I haven’t purposely added iron since this test.
@G_Grip
2 жыл бұрын
It would have been nice to see how these two tests stack up against a local extension test. Whichever one is closer to the extension test would be the most reliable I would think. Also, .3 difference in ph is huge if you look into what it takes to combat it in either direction.
@MrFergusonLawn
2 жыл бұрын
Great points. Sorry I didn’t include the local test, as they take many weeks to give results but, I agree would have been great.
@krusej23
2 жыл бұрын
The RX Soil test is the same as a local ag extension test. RX sends the test to Waypoint Analytical which uses a mehlich 3 test which is the same test a local ag extension would use.
@krusej23
2 жыл бұрын
Also,. 3 in ph on a soil test is not that much difference at all. Especially with his results, he's not going to do anything different.
@G_Grip
2 жыл бұрын
@@krusej23 To raise the pH level in the higher points would take approximately 25 pounds of lime per 1000 sqft. So it is a pretty big difference.
@krusej23
2 жыл бұрын
@@G_Grip a result of 5.3 vs 5.6 is not going to change what your plan is for liming enough to matter. If it's 6.9 vs 7.2, I'm still applying 10lbs/1000 of elemental sulfur either way.
@paulwilliams1291
2 жыл бұрын
Do either of these tests measure Lead?
@MrFergusonLawn
2 жыл бұрын
I dont believe so.
@RedRoyce
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for doing this brother. I seen a kit on Amazon that is $100 but you get like 30 ph test and 15 NPK test?? I wish I would have saved the rest of the soil i sent off. If I had of I would have maybe got it and tested it with the My Soil results. I still have one more My Soil test kits for fall so I may get this other kit then so i can compare the two. If I do i will let you know how it came out. Today in KS I got up and my grass was gone!! God put white stuff on it when I was asleep. He like to play around with me from time to time. LOL He is a good Father God!! God Bless
@pilsplease7561
7 ай бұрын
I have done my soil a bunch, have to try RX Soil this year. I had one soil test in a friends vineyard that pegged the graph on my soil with like 8,500 ppm of calcium lol The soil was very much the calcerous limestine that it was claimed to be lol PH was spot on perfect cause that soil self buffers itself.
@TheLawnLover
2 жыл бұрын
Great comparison, very interesting on some of the different results. Have you ever done soil test through your local extension office?
@MrFergusonLawn
2 жыл бұрын
Yes, and I didn’t think to even go that route again, unfortunately. Last time I did it took them about 3 weeks so…. Yea.
@TheLawnLover
2 жыл бұрын
@@MrFergusonLawn I have never done one through the local extension office, I wasn't sure how easy it was. I typically just do the YM soil test since it is low cost and works for me.
@MrKevinH
2 жыл бұрын
Interesting comparison. Sadly, I remembered to do my soil test when I saw the title of this video. Next time you do a soil test, come over and kick my butt into gear. Yes, you can save this comment as proof that I said this was okay.
@williamconlon4183
2 жыл бұрын
I've been waiting for this review, thanks for posting. I've done this as well and had close to the same results, some close some far away. So, which one do you rely on? In my case one was Yard Mastery and the other a local outfit. Gets kind of confusing with such results of one showing really high and the other says its low, bummer!
@graceortiz9494
2 жыл бұрын
Wow thats crazy, simular yet different. Hard to decide which one to stay with. Will you do Yard Mastery again or go with the RX?
@MrFergusonLawn
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you Grace. The one I have left is My Soil, so by default it will be them. They are $10 cheaper as well so…many factors indeed.
@ariel2759
Жыл бұрын
Maganiss 😂 you said twice Maganiss instead of Magnesium. 🙌
@MrFergusonLawn
Жыл бұрын
Well there is Magnesium and Manganese in the soil so…yea I don’t doubt I could have mixed them up
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