Comments on: Harrisonburg in Stormwater Magazine http://hburgnews.com/2008/07/24/harrisonburg-in-stormwater-magazine/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=harrisonburg-in-stormwater-magazine Harrisonburg's Community News Network Mon, 26 Mar 2012 22:09:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: hburgnews.com » HburgNews - 2008 in Review http://hburgnews.com/2008/07/24/harrisonburg-in-stormwater-magazine/comment-page-1/#comment-61483 hburgnews.com » HburgNews - 2008 in Review Wed, 31 Dec 2008 08:14:11 +0000 http://hburgnews.com/?p=1001#comment-61483 [...] were kept apprised of local “green” initiatives in 2008, including Harrisonburg’s Clean Stream initiative. The Clean Stream initiative included the “Doodie-Free” campaign, which encouraged [...] [...] were kept apprised of local “green” initiatives in 2008, including Harrisonburg’s Clean Stream initiative. The Clean Stream initiative included the “Doodie-Free” campaign, which encouraged [...]

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]]> By: Thanh http://hburgnews.com/2008/07/24/harrisonburg-in-stormwater-magazine/comment-page-1/#comment-48834 Thanh Mon, 08 Sep 2008 14:03:26 +0000 http://hburgnews.com/?p=1001#comment-48834 Fall is a great time for soil testing! FREE SOIL TEST KITS available. You can test your lawns and gardens, receive a report with recommendations from the Virginia Tech Lab to apply the appropriate/needed fertilizers/supplements to your lawn and gardens now so that they'll be ready for spring plantings! Contact thanhd@harrisonburgva.gov to receive a Free Kit or visit www.cleanstream.org for more information. Fall is a great time for soil testing!
FREE SOIL TEST KITS available.

You can test your lawns and gardens, receive a report with recommendations from the Virginia Tech Lab to apply the appropriate/needed fertilizers/supplements to your lawn and gardens now so that they’ll be ready for spring plantings!

Contact thanhd@harrisonburgva.gov to receive a Free Kit or visit http://www.cleanstream.org for more information.

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]]> By: Thanh http://hburgnews.com/2008/07/24/harrisonburg-in-stormwater-magazine/comment-page-1/#comment-42243 Thanh Thu, 24 Jul 2008 20:40:25 +0000 http://hburgnews.com/?p=1001#comment-42243 Josh, I'm glad that you found the soil testing so easy and useful. Thanks for sharing your experience with everyone. Soil testing is important for water quality because over-fertilizing your lawn or garden can contribute to water pollution when the excess nutrients (like nitrogen and phosphates) run off your lawn and into the stream. By soil testing, you can find out how much nutrient is already present in your soil and you can reduce the amount of fertilizer you need to apply. Its a way to help the environment (and save you money because you spend less on fertlizer). :) Josh, I’m glad that you found the soil testing so easy and useful. Thanks for sharing your experience with everyone.

Soil testing is important for water quality because over-fertilizing your lawn or garden can contribute to water pollution when the excess nutrients (like nitrogen and phosphates) run off your lawn and into the stream. By soil testing, you can find out how much nutrient is already present in your soil and you can reduce the amount of fertilizer you need to apply. Its a way to help the environment (and save you money because you spend less on fertlizer). :)

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]]> By: Thanh http://hburgnews.com/2008/07/24/harrisonburg-in-stormwater-magazine/comment-page-1/#comment-42241 Thanh Thu, 24 Jul 2008 20:27:52 +0000 http://hburgnews.com/?p=1001#comment-42241 Just to clarify, the City isn't paying for the testing. This opportunity for Free Soil Testing is made possible through a grant the City applied for. The grant comes from the Department of Conservation & Recreation's Water Quality Improvement Fund. City staff is helping to make this possible. :) Just to clarify, the City isn’t paying for the testing. This opportunity for Free Soil Testing is made possible through a grant the City applied for. The grant comes from the Department of Conservation & Recreation’s Water Quality Improvement Fund. City staff is helping to make this possible. :)

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]]> By: Josh http://hburgnews.com/2008/07/24/harrisonburg-in-stormwater-magazine/comment-page-1/#comment-42234 Josh Thu, 24 Jul 2008 19:39:27 +0000 http://hburgnews.com/?p=1001#comment-42234 I recently received my free soil test results. This is a $7 value... not a huge cost to begin with but it's awesome that the city is willing to foot the bill. Your sample is sent off to the Virginia Tech Soil Testing Laboratory (http://www.soiltest.vt.edu/) and you receive results a few weeks later with handy recommendations like "50# of lime per 1000sqft." Thanks to Thanh and the city! I recently received my free soil test results. This is a $7 value… not a huge cost to begin with but it’s awesome that the city is willing to foot the bill. Your sample is sent off to the Virginia Tech Soil Testing Laboratory (http://www.soiltest.vt.edu/) and you receive results a few weeks later with handy recommendations like “50# of lime per 1000sqft.”

Thanks to Thanh and the city!

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