Living Soil Lab.
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Know your soil.
Grow what works.

Let our cutting-edge lab analysis give you a full picture of your soil health, so your plants and their ecosystem can thrive.

  • Soil Nutrition: Full nutrient panel including NPK, pH, nutrient holding (CEC)
  • Soil Life: Beneficial & harmful microbes, pests, diseases, carbon & organic matter
$149 $99 · Introductory price

60-day money-back guarantee.

Gardener watering vegetable bed
Gardener pulling potatoes from garden soil
Backyard garden with ripe tomatoes on the vine

Most soil tests miss the most important thing.

The living part.

Soil Nutrition

Full nutrient panel — NPK, calcium, magnesium, sulfur, micronutrients, pH, nutrient holding (CEC). The minerals and balance your plants pull from.

Soil Life

Fungi, mycorrhizae and other beneficial microbes. Carbon and organic matter. Plus pests, pathogens and diseases. The living ecosystem boosting or burdening plant growth.

No other consumer soil test analyzes all of these dimensions.

How it works.

No special equipment needed. From order to report, here's the whole process.

1

Order

Your prepaid label, QR code, and sampling guide are ready instantly.

Print everything from your confirmation page or your email. No waiting for a kit to ship — start whenever you're ready.

2

Sample

Dig a couple of cups of dirt with a clean trowel. About 5 minutes.

Use a zip-top bag from your kitchen. The sampling guide walks you through where to dig and what to avoid.

See the full sampling guide →
3

Mail

Bag it, tape on the label, drop in any USPS box. Postage is included.

Tracking lets you know when it arrives.

4

Get Your Soil Insights!

Full report in your inbox within two weeks after the lab receives your sample.

We score all aspects of your soil's health and potential, and call out your highest-impact potential actions.

Got questions about how it works? Email us at support@livingsoillab.bio.

See exactly what you'll get back.

Your full Soil Nutrition and Soil Life picture — each scored and explained, with the highest-impact interventions called out at the top so you know where to focus this year.

Sample soil analysis report — Soil Nutrition and Soil Life scores

Sample report — first page shown. Full report continues for 6 additional sections.

Trusted by commercial farmers. Now available to gardeners.

Our lab analyzes soil for farms across the country. Yes, nutrient testing. But also carbon. And DNA analysis of the beneficial and harmful microbes that teem in soil, which is typically out-of-reach for home gardeners. Now we have opened our lab to your samples — same instruments, same scientists, same commercial-grade insights.

NAPT Accredited

NAPT-accredited soil testing — the same proficiency standard the commercial industry uses.

Soil samples in trays at the lab

Samples from across the country, prepped for analysis at our lab.

Not ready to test? Start with a free diagnostic.

Take the 60-second Soil Health Snapshot. Answer 5 questions about what you're growing and we'll send you a free report on what's likely going on with your soil — and what to do about it.

Take the Snapshot →

Questions, answered.

When can I sample?
As soon as you order. Right after checkout, your prepaid shipping label, your QR code, and the sampling guide will be on your confirmation page and in your email inbox — sample whenever it's convenient. Once the lab receives your sample, you'll have your report within two weeks.
What do I need at home?
A clean trowel or spoon, a zip-top bag for the sample, and any small box or padded envelope to mail it in. You'll also want access to a printer for the shipping label and QR code.
How much soil do I need to send?
About two cups — roughly a quart-size zip-top bag. The sampling guide on your confirmation page covers what to dig, where, and how.
Can I get a refund?
Yes. 60-day money-back guarantee — if your report isn't useful to you for any reason, email us within 60 days of delivery and we'll refund you in full. Keep the report. No questions asked.
Are there places you can't accept soil from?
We accept samples from the lower-48 States. Although our lab is certified to process soil from USDA-regulated pest and disease-quarantine zones, we can't yet handle the shipping rules for consumers in those areas. Check the USDA map before you order if you're not sure if you're in a regulated area.

Ready to test your soil?

Introductory price $99 — regularly $149. Backed by our 60-day money-back guarantee.

Testing, not yet. Snapshots, not yet. Updates... Yes.

Drop your email and we'll keep you in the loop on garden soil insights.