Question
I live in Plano, Tx 75023.  Must have Corn Gluten Meal before March.  Please tell
me where I can but that stuff.  Also where can I have soil tested cheap?

Answer
Corn Gluten Meal pre-emergent Weedkiller is not widely distributed yet, unfortunately.  Here are a few possibilities:

1. Classic Gardens, 401 West FM 544; Elliott's Hardware, 2049 Coit Rd; Garrison Gardens, 1817 Avenue K; Nature's Garden, 812 18th St; and Wells Brothers Farm Store, 5003 Ave K, all in Plano, Texas -- these are dealers who may carry 'Garden-Ville Natural Weed Control'.

2. 'Concern Weed Prevention Plus' by Safer theoretically could be sold anywhere Safer products are carried.  Safer does not provide a list of its Texas dealers who definitely carry their Concern pre-emergent.

3.  There are numerous online suppliers but the postage/delivery is insane.  For the record:  Morrison Milling, which sells 'CGM 100' (www.alliance.milling.com/).  Bioscape, Inc sells a product caled 'Bio-Weed'.  Blue Seal Feeds produces 'Safe 'N Simple' (www.blueseal.com).  Bioscape produces 'Bio-Weed' (www.bioscape.com).

4.  Consider that Corn Gluten Meal is basic food for livestock -- EXACTLY the same product.  If you have a farm supply store or two near you, and if there's a good chance it caters to ranchers or other cattle owners who need to feed their pet cows etc, they'll sell it.

Now for some Soil Testing trivia.

Here's the Collin County Cooperative Extension website:

http://collin-co.tamu.edu/

Soil Testing is done by Texas A&M University at their Soil Testing Lab.  The forms are posted on the internet.  Prices range from $10 for a basic N-P-K/pH breakdown up to $50 for a complete analysis.

There are others; let me know if you need more contacts.