• Ensure that samples are submitted preferably in an FAS box. If none are available to you then use any sealable clean container to avoid spillage.
  (Soil sample boxes are available from any SASRI Extension Office or the Laboratory)

• Include at least 500g soil.

• Containers must be filled to the top with the soil sample and sealed.

• All leaf matter must be submitted in either a brown paper bag or in cardboard and clearly labelled.
• Samples submitted in plastic will go mouldy due to moisture build-up, compromising results.
• Preferably, air-dry leaf samples in a well-ventilated room before submitting to the laboratory.

(Leaf sample labels are available from any SASRI Extension Office or the Laboratory.

• Fertiliser samples must be submitted in clean, tightly sealed sample bags or bottles (may be plastic) and clearly labelled.

• Spillage onto other samples will result in sample contamination and incorrect analyses.

• Water samples must be submitted in clean, tightly sealed sample bottles and clearly labelled.

  If you have a number of samples, these should be neatly packed in a cardboard box and clearly labelled.