By Dale Dalaman

As the end of the growing season is approaching, it is a good time to take stock and reflect on the season.

What went well in the garden? What didn’t go so well? What could be changed or done differently?

These answers help formulate a game plan or strategy for the next growing season.

While it may be too soon to start planting a spring garden, now is the perfect time to take a major step in preparing for the new season.

That step is soil testing.

All plants, like humans, require nutrition and water to live and thrive.

Like humans, not every plant requires the same soil composition or nutrients to thrive.

Blueberries, for example, like highly acidic soils, while brassicas (such as cabbage, broccoli, and kale) do best in more alkaline soil.

And then of course, there

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