Assessing Soil Health Using a Microscope with Meredith Leigh Part 2

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The most essential question for farmers and gardeners to ask about their soil is, "Is it alive?" We will explore the diverse microorganism communities present in soil and why it is so important to keep them thriving and in balance. Meredith Leigh will explain the importance of a dynamic soil food web. View multiple different local participant samples and apply that information on your own farm or garden to build your own soil enriching strategies.

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@puneetarora200 Жыл бұрын

I strongly believe that such educational programs should be implemented in every school, especially those that cater to children from agricultural backgrounds. Many nations neglect to incorporate farming education in schools that serve rural communities. This is a missed opportunity to foster a scientific mindset and a passion for agriculture among the young generation. Farming can be a rewarding and fulfilling career choice for them.

@gilbertarzner 2 жыл бұрын

I learned so much in Part 1 and found part 2 just now and this is really good even though it is 4 years later.

@CharraSuite Ай бұрын

As many have said, this is an exception educational video. Very well done

@dafranr6672 6 ай бұрын

0:14 Materiales para la observación en microscopio 02:19 Preparación de la muestra 03:29 Dilución inicial 1:5 04:17 Agitación 06:30 Limpieza de porta y cubre objetos 07:50 Toma de muestra diluida 08:50 Preparación de muestra en portaobjetos 09:18 Partes del microscopio 12:00 Observación al microscopio 20:31 Campos de visión en el portaobjetos 23:17 Hongos y nematodos ideales por campo de visión y portaobjetos 29:03 Descripción ejemplo muestra anaeróbica

@timothys7533 6 жыл бұрын

This is so good. I was not sure if I should invest in a microscope and some of Elaines courses. I definitely will be investing in both soon. Thank you so much for this free info, I cant wait for part 3. so excited. :D

@skylovecraft2491 2 жыл бұрын

All of your videos should be shared with farmers everywhere ALL OVER THE WORLD!! PLEASE SHARE THESE VIDS EVERYWHERE FOLKS! AMAZING💗👏

@Santreezy 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for these videos. I’m very excited to check out my soil!

@maddydog1234 9 ай бұрын

Awesome demonstration, thank you for your knowledge and expertise!

@markmorgera9659 5 жыл бұрын

Elaine is awesome and full of knowledge. I've listened to all her KZfaq's and would like to invest in her courses one day. Already have the specified microscope which greatly helps identification the soil life.

@thenmgarden6471 3 жыл бұрын

I want to get a microscope what would you recommend? This video is so awesome I wish I could hang out

@pbflynn3098 2 жыл бұрын

I just got an AccuScope 3002 for $299 but it doesn’t have a camera

@thenmgarden6471 2 жыл бұрын

@@pbflynn3098 I ended up getting a AMscope for like 250 I think it has a place for a camera and I got a dslr extension for my nikon cameras I need to take some pictures or do some videos its been pretty interesting looking at compost tea and other stuff I can get 40x to focus though

@eqlzr2 5 жыл бұрын

I believe in your sample you are looking at currents in the water caused by some air movement surrounding the microscope slide. Is there a circulating fan in the ceiling for example blowing air down into the vicinity of the microscope? I've observed this phenomena myself just from gentle breathing onto the microscope stage , even using a coverglass. The air around the scope should basically be as still as possible.

@alexandrevaliquette3883 11 ай бұрын

Currents and non-living things movement are not caused by wind. It's just a reality in the microscopic world. The short movement on high magnification are 'Brownien movement' and the 'river' are caused by any small variation of temperature, evaporation, topology and salt concentration on the sample. Sure, wind will increase theses effects (more evaporation, cold, hot = movement). My whole point: mainly, the air movement are not directly the reason of the particles movement. Hopefully, it help you 4 years after you wrote this comment. Or it might help someone else, who know! Love from Montréal

@ellis.j.weasel157 6 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Looking forward to part 3👍

@ChristopherPisz 2 жыл бұрын

What's so bad about anaerobic organisms? KNF and JADAM gardening encourage them quite a bit and people seem to have really good vegetable garden results. They are constantly dumping buckets of them into the soil.

@JNNikolas 2 жыл бұрын

I wonder if the anaerobic organisms die when exposed to air and feed the soil. So they'd be good to add by the bucket, but not necessarily good to find already in your soil. But I'm also very new to all this.

@Karl_B 6 жыл бұрын

Nice continuation. Good explanations. Could you identify the microscope(s) being used?

@bexilford2 5 жыл бұрын

Omax compound and trinocular Scopes

@scottmitchell7576 3 жыл бұрын

@@bexilford2 thanks 👍 I was wondering as well.

@jamesmiller6568 Жыл бұрын

Awesome thanks a lot! As a metric, you mentioned we should shoot for fungus in every field of view... at what magnification? Thanks again

@Andre-et5nu 6 жыл бұрын

"Depending on how your face is built" LOL I like her!

@lokes2 Жыл бұрын

I'm in love with soil, now in love with Meredith.

@xDanoss318x 4 жыл бұрын

If you fill it up to 1ml with soil and then fill it up to 5ml with water, wouldn‘t that be a 1:4 ratio? 1 part soil, 4 parts water. She said 1:5. Not a huge deal but i wonder what is right.

@fl0yd13 3 жыл бұрын

she said 1 in 5 not 1 to 5 I believe.

@ya3ny 2 жыл бұрын

I thought the same. Still wonder why they reference the total volume instead of the volume of water in their ratios

@Mythreesons137. 2 жыл бұрын

Dark field 10 or 20x is good to use

@bendirval3612 5 жыл бұрын

The microscope camera you are using is pretty rough. I wonder if it would have looked better through the trinocular.

@williamccjr 5 жыл бұрын

I would like to send you a sample of my worm castings (Eisenia Fetida, AKA: Red Wrigglers) to check out. I put a lot of time and effort into caring for my Vermi-Culture. I feed them a very diverse, and very high quality diet of wholesome organic inputs. I feed them very specific ingredients in the hopes that it produces a balanced spectrum of fungal and bacterial biology. I don't own or have access to a microscope (although I plan on getting one) so I haven't been able to check the biology in my vermicompost, however, I have a feeling that its full of probiotic life. If you're interested, let me know how to get a sample out to you. I think you'd be pleasantly surprised at the biology present in my worm castings, not to mention I would love to know myself.

@johndenver5029 4 жыл бұрын

Are your ewc available for purchase?

@williamccjr 4 жыл бұрын

@@johndenver5029 Depends, how much do you need?

@johndenver5029 4 жыл бұрын

@@williamccjr definitely not alot. Maybe 15 or 20 lbs I guess. Whatever size available at the big garden stores. Id rather give my money to the small time farmers than those guys though. That small amount may not be worth your trouble, if so I understand.

@williamccjr 4 жыл бұрын

@@johndenver5029 I don't have quite that much castings to spare, however, I can do you one even better. I make high quality AACT (Actively Aerated Compost Tea), both Veg and Bloom. You use 1/2-Cup of the Base, with 1/2-Cup of the Boost (equal parts of both) for every 5-Gallons of Tea/Brew. This is significantly more beneficial than just EWC alone, as it contains everything a plant needs to thrive, not to mention that brewing it multiplies the probiotic biology exponentially, and is the most economical, efficient and effective way to utilize EWC. I can do 3-Pounds of Tea (1-1/2lbs Base + 1-/1/2 Boost) for $30, and 6-Pounds for $50.

@williamccjr 4 жыл бұрын

@@johndenver5029 I'll tell you what, I'll send you a 1lb sample of my tea, Veg formula, and you just pay the shipping (about $3). If that sounds good, let me know, we'll correspond through email from there.

@jamesbutterson5218 6 жыл бұрын

👍💚

@buddingnaturalist 4 жыл бұрын

So knowledgeable but hyper annoying with the uptalk and voice graveling. This woman’s gonna lose her voice box if she keeps this up. Have a look at something like the Voice book on Amazon-there’s ways used by public speakers, singers etc to avoid these issues.

@addammadd 2 жыл бұрын

I think folks being critical on an entirely irrelevant topic is annoying. Different strokes I guess.

@sageninja7260 2 жыл бұрын

@@addammadd exactly, cause I see nothing wrong with this lady