After initially resisting calls, federal regulators will test the soil at 100 properties in the Eaton Fire burn scar.

Soil testing can tell you many things about your soil that can help you make informed decisions about fertilizer application, ...

Test your soil early in fall so you can amend it in time for a healthy spring garden. Use results to adjust pH, add compost, or apply fertilizer as needed. Also weed, remove dead plants, and plant ...

Anyone who has picked up an instructional gardening book has gleaned that it might be important to test your soil’s pH before embarking on any major planting project—but too often gardeners skip this ...

Peter Richards tests the reliability of do-it-yourself home soil test kits. This week on The Family Plot: Gardening in the Mid-South, local gardener Peter Richards demonstrates how to use different ...

Over three days in late March, four Los Angeles Times environment reporters and an editor fanned out across the Eaton and Palisades burn scars to collect 40 soil samples from residential properties: ...

Testing for toxic chemicals and heavy metals is available in Los Angeles County from philanthropic groups, researchers, and ...

Why is a Los Angeles-based foundation funding soil testing of 1,200 homes for toxic substances such as lead and arsenic in the Palisades and Altadena fire zones? Because federal agencies overseeing ...