New Hampshire · Soil test

New Hampshire soil-test fertilizer recommendations

Zone Forge reads your New Hampshire soil test in New Hampshire's own calibrated language — the critical levels and rate logic come straight from New Hampshire — UNH Cooperative Extension Soil Testing Service, not a national average. Lime has its own live calculator for New Hampshire with method-specific lab inputs.

Critical soil-test levels

  • P: critical 30 ppm (Mehlich-3)
  • K: critical 170 ppm (Mehlich-3)
  • Mg: critical 60 ppm (Mehlich-3)

Per New Hampshire — UNH Cooperative Extension Soil Testing Service — below the critical level, a yield response to the added nutrient is expected.

Crops covered

New Hampshire — UNH Cooperative Extension Soil Testing Service rates these crops in New Hampshire:

AlfalfaCornCorn silageForage legumesGrass hayRyeSoybeansSweet corn

Published source: New Hampshire — UNH Cooperative Extension Soil Testing Service

Frequently asked

What soil-test method does New Hampshire use?

New Hampshire — UNH Cooperative Extension Soil Testing Service. Zone Forge cites the publication on every recommendation.

Is the New Hampshire soil-test calculator free?

Yes — the New Hampshire soil-test recommendation calculator is free and needs no signup. Enter your lab values for source-cited P and K; New Hampshire's live lime calculator is available separately with its own required lab inputs.

Can Zone Forge calculate a New Hampshire lime rate?

Yes — the free soil-test calculator covers source-cited P and K. New Hampshire also has a live lime calculator on Zone Forge that uses the state's published method. Open the New Hampshire lime guide or lime calculator for tons of CaCO3-equivalent per acre.

Zone Forge reads every New Hampshire soil test in its own state's language, then builds source-cited fertilizer and a live lime calculator and full variable-rate prescriptions. See the science →