Soil Testing Survey
Answers marked with a * are required.
1.
How experienced are you with agriculture/gardening?
Beginner
Intermediate
Advanced
Professional
2.
What do you grow?
Fruit
Herbs
Vegetables
Plants
Spices
Other (Please Specify)
3.
How large an area do you grow on?
4.
How do you currently test your soil?
Lab testing
Home chemical test kit
Probes
I don't test my soil
Other (Please Specify)
5.
How long does your current method take to test your soil?
6.
If you don't test your soil, why not?
Price
Value
Time
Other (Please Specify)
7.
If you do test your soil, why?
8.
What do you value most in soil testing.
Cost
Accuracy
Time required
Simplicity
Other (Please Specify)
9.
What do you test for? (Select all that apply)
Nutrients
Temperature
pH Levels (acidity)
Moisture
Sunlight
Other (Please Specify)
10.
What nutrients are you most interested in testing? (Select all that apply)
Calcium
Magnesium
Sulfur
Potassium
Nitrogen
Phosphorus
11.
When do you typically test soil?
Before planting
Off Season
During growth
Other (Please Specify)
12.
How often do you test soil?
Never
Monthly
Daily
Weekly
Seasonally
Other (Please Specify)
13.
How many samples do you take per test?
One
None
Multiple from the same location
Multiple from separate locations
14.
What do you think of your current sampling method?
1 Unsatisfactory
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10 Satisfactory
15.
What features would you want in your ideal soil measurement tool? (Select all that apply)
Smartphone interface
Computer interface
Built-in display
Other (Please Specify)
16.
Which devices would you like to be able to save your data to?
Computer
Phone
I don't want to save my data
Other (Please Specify)
17.
Would you be comfortable using a device the size of a: (Select all that apply)
Cellphone
Toolbox
Hardcover book
Computer
Other (Please Specify)
18.
Would you be comfortable using a device the size of a: (Select all that apply)
Cellphone
19.
How much do you currently spend on soil content analysis?
20.
How much do you think your ideal soil measurement tool is worth?
21.
Would you buy a product that meets your preferred specifications?
Yes
No
22.
What aspect of your current soil testing method could use the most improvement? Why?
23.
Please leave any additional comments or criticisms.
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