The extension office will explain how to gather and send the sample.

The local cooperative extension office can supply the proper rates to follow, as there are so many lawn-care products on the market.

A local county cooperative extension office can provide a more complete list.

"Every morning at the extension office, we'd talk about what farm had caved in," he said.

Traditionally, each county of all 50 states had a local extension office.

Then call your local botanical garden or cooperative extension office, ask specific questions on the proper renovation of any not mentioned here.

If there is some question as to the specific amount, the local cooperative extension office can help on this one.

Most state colleges test soil through their cooperative extension offices.

Call your cooperative extension office to find out which grasses are best suited to your conditions and needs.

Check with your local cooperative extension office to see if that gooseberry is an outlaw.