Dellavalle offers a host of analysis for homeowners and landscapers here in California. Whether that involves sampling soils for pre-plant inquiries or troubleshooting an existing problem, we can help identify your fertility or amendment needs for your horticulture or landscape plantings. Additionally, Dellavalle offers a wide range of options for testing your domestic well to ensure your water meets quality standards. Get started by contacting one of our consultants today! Test your domestic well for bacteria such as coliform and E.coli and ensure your drinking water is safe for human consumption.
Dellavalle Laboratory provides analysis of Agricultural products and materials to help growers make the best decisions. With experienced Certified Crop Advisors located throughout California, we can provide accurate interpretation of results and reliable, third party advice to fit nearly every agricultural commodity. Soil, plant tissue and irrigation water analyses are used to improve efficiency, solve yield and growth issues or verify farming practices and applications. Soil amendment and fertilizer tests are available for confirmation of product quality or nutrient content.
Irrigation management can help increase yields by determining proper application rate, timing and method which can lead to more efficient irrigation and water use as well as help mitigate fertilizer leaching. Soil moisture data can help you make these critical irrigation management decisions. There is no better tool to determine your soil moisture than going out to the field and hand probing different areas, but there is only so much time in the day that one can spend probing around. That is where we come in to provide you the essential and efficient tools to gather the data you need to make those critical irrigation decisions.
I take a lot of GAP water samples to them. Friendly staff, quick turn around, highly recommend.
We are proud to announce that Dellavalle Laboratory’s Keith Backman is a 2021 Honoree for the American Society of Agronomy's California Chapter. This award honors “professionals who have demonstrated a strong service ethic and significant contribution to California agronomy.” For 40 years Keith’s...
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Wow, spring is around the corner! Look at the almond buds preparing to bloom today near Selma, CA! Make sure you have your nitrogen delivered and on standby, to start your spring N program a few days prior to bloom! Call your Dellavalle consultant for specifics!
Growers using very pure snow-melt water from rivers and canals, beware! The very pure water will not penetrate very far into the soil unless there is ample calcium in that soil. The water will cause mucky conditions in the top few inches leaving dust below. It gets worse if you attempt to push the water deeper.
