Show Be Sure Your Soil Has Growth Needs know that Most gardeners all plants need three major elements for proper growth phosphoric acid and nitrogen not soil docs does potash If your contain these three elements gardening efforts efforts ef ef- ef- ef much of your forts will go for nothing NOT ONLY must these three important elements clements be present present present pres pres- inthe inthe in inthe ent they must be present the proper amounts Some plants require more of one element element dement ele ele- ment and less of another Growing plants absorb these elements clements removing th e m from the soil The They must be he I replaced It has been estimated ed that an acre of oC tomatoes growing removes s from the soil about a ton of oC fertilizer THERE is only one sure way to find out if your soil is acid or sweet what kind of fertilizer to use and how much testing your our soil is the an an- There is a soil test kit on the market that every gardener garden garden- er should own It is inexpensive inexpensive s sive e and easy to use By testing test test- mg ing you can eliminate the cle de- dement clement clement ment of doubt in determining the fertilizer requirements of your our soil Quite often orten gardeners garden garden- ers find that they are spending spending spending spend spend- ing money on unnecessary fertilizer THESE KITS test lest for PH acidity or alkalinity and tell lOU you I how ow to make your soil sOlI just the right PH for the particular plants you OU want to lo grow |