soil test
Lawn Soil pH: Ideal Ranges and How to Adjust It
Lawn soil pH by grass type, how to test it, and what to do with the result: lime limits for raising pH and safe sulfur rates for lowering it, with worked examples.

Soil Test for Lawn: How to Sample, Read & Use Results
How a soil test for lawn works: when to sample, how deep, where New England homeowners send it, and how to turn results into lime and fertilizer rates.