Nitrogen availability is dependant on soil temperature and that is the major reason soil test labs no longer test for it. In addition there are other things that the "soil test" kits sold in garden centers don't test for that are important to know and affect the availability of soil nutrients. Contact your county office of the Kansas State University Cooperative Extension Service to find out about where to get a good, reliable soil test. Soil pH can affect nutrient availability as can the level of organic matter in your soil and both affect the Cation Exchange Capacity (CEC) of your soil, all things a home test kit will not do a good job testing for.

I am trying to understand why you want to view garden pictures on a tiny phone screen, when I can see it much larger on my PC. How can you appreciate nature on a tiny screen? I have a fast DELL PC and RoadRunner Broadband, no problems here. We happily got rid of cellphone plans many years ago, now have Tracphones only in our cars for emergencies. (In my past work life I was in high speed controls). Bernd

Jenny: We did think about white because of the room looked pretty good with just the primer coat. But we wanted some color, since in the bathroom's previous life we'd painted the walls a light grey and that made it "feel" cold all the time. Not so bad in the summer, but not so good for New England winters. We probably should revisit white -- or at least a lighter color, since we now have the darker floors, the darker wood, and the charcoal sink. Thanks for suggesting that. YaYaGal & Sprout26: Hmmm. That Smokey Taupe might be the ticket. It looks like it would be a good match for the tile -- which might be just the thing to add some color, but not draw too much attention to itself, as Sprout26 suggests. And it's in keeping with Jenny's suggestion above. Schoolhouse: Thanks for the picture. Cameras and computer monitors certainly do show colors in strange ways some times, don't they. Your gold doesn't have that green tinge. I think I like it better than the one we have right now. Kswl: Thank you come coming back with additional thoughts. We went to Lowe's and asked for the gold color, but dialed back 75% (to have only 25% of the color). When we painted it on the wall last night, there was no difference -- even in this morning's light. Sounds like we need to pick a lighter gold from the get-go. We'll see. DH is getting color-fatigue, which is too bad, because he often has better color sense than I do. At least color changes are relatively cheap -- and all that painting and reaching the high ceilings is good exercise!

I got a 0 too! I drove DH nuts a few years ago trying to find the perfect shade of off white paint with the right undertones. They all looked the same to him. I imagine his score will be pretty high if I can get him to take the test. Online ColorIQ Challenge Results You have perfect color vision! Your score: 0 Gender: Female Age range: 30-39 Best score for your gender and age range: 0 Highest score for your gender and age range: 1520