How Our Testing Works
Important Reminders
Element Certified has built a long-standing reputation on fast, reliable customer support and easy to understand reporting. Here’s a preview of some important reminders about Packaging, Shipping Details, and our Sample Retrieval Guide.
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Keep the shipment box as it is specially designed to protect your returning sample.
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Carefully read all instructions before starting; Water testing is a time sensitive process once started.
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You will receive a full report from us with an explanation of what your results mean.

How Our Soil Testing Works
Here’s how to use your new soil testing kit in four easy steps:
You will need one soil bag for every sample you are collecting. We recommend a minimum of 3 samples for best results.
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Use a small scooping tool like a garden trowel, dig into your soil and discard the first two scoops to reach a depth of about 6 inches or 15 centimeters for your sample.
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Remove anything that’s not soil, like grass, roots, insects or other organic material from your next scoop and place the soil into the soil bag. Continue scooping until you have filled your bag to the fill line, or 75% full if your bag does not have a fill line.
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Seal the bag carefully, place the box in the provided packaging, and seal the box.
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Call the courier on the shipping label included in your package to arrange to ship your package back.

The Element Certified Difference
We’re ready to dig deeper to give you the big picture on your soil health.
- We do not charge extra for supplies.
- No agenda as we do not sell fertilizer, only tests.
- Our tests cover a larger scope of testing than competitors.
- We deliver results right the first time.