Assessing Soil Health Using a Microscope with Meredith Leigh

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  • Опубліковано 9 лют 2025
  • 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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  • @bill5086
    @bill5086 2 роки тому +6

    This young lady is going places. Smart, knowledgeable, excellent speaker. Great lecture!

  • @X8___
    @X8___ 3 роки тому +4

    Shout out to whomever edited this. The timing of the slides are very good.

  • @scottritchie9543
    @scottritchie9543 6 років тому +20

    Thank you. Such great information. You have provided great pictures of what to look for. I have followed a lot of Elaine's videos but your pics rock. Would love to see additional work that you have available.
    Thanks again.

  • @thepervertedmonk2353
    @thepervertedmonk2353 Рік тому +1

    I love Dr.Elaine Ingham. She changed my life for free! I must say youre a little bit easier to follow and i dig your eloquent simplicity

  • @mvpsandeep
    @mvpsandeep 4 роки тому +35

    OMG, how can you be so smart. If I had a teacher like you I'd be a great scientist by now. Cant thank you enough for the knowledge and how you explained things. Huge love from India...

    • @vivooppojdd2247
      @vivooppojdd2247 4 роки тому

      Sandeep ji
      Namaskar
      Are you working as scientist
      Where are you stationed
      I am having farm near pune

  • @AaaBbb-rs9jz
    @AaaBbb-rs9jz 2 роки тому +3

    Truly excellent. I am a beginner with compost tea, microbiology and sustainable agriculture. Having read books, articles and watched about 30 hours of videos (including Dr Elaine Ingham), you can believe me when I say this is, by far, the best education on the subject to date. It is informative, thorough, simple, and covers all the first time requirement and beyond that will be encountered and need to be understood.
    Sorry to go on, but the filming and sound are also very well put together. The slides are especially illuminating too. Thanks, for your efforts and sharing. Very, very much appreciated.
    My interest in this is that I am trying a new approach for for my roses, in pots, in the tropics, on my roof garden, in one of the most polluted capital cities in the world, (so a few challenges to overcome). Im a reasonably experienced gardener, (in UK), but roses here (in the entire city) are rare (i have seen zero, anywhere). My 2 attempts, with intensive (traditional) care have resulted in decaying health and slow dying of all of my 90, then 70 rose plants, after their initial flourish for 3-6 months. I still have high hopes of another bash, re-invigorated, with the compost tea/microbes approach, and armed with my new microscope.

  • @lindaschade1877
    @lindaschade1877 5 років тому +11

    Fantastic presentation and information. Now I know the microbiome science behind the practice of No Till and more about the mechanism of soil carbon sequestration. Putting carbon back in the soil is nectar for building soil structure. And its great how you love this stuff.

  • @placebo5466
    @placebo5466 2 роки тому +1

    Incredible video. She had an answer for every question. A lot of good information here, I'm definitely going to be googlin half of this.

  • @RBMom023
    @RBMom023 6 років тому +12

    Absolutely loved this video! Can’t wait for part 2!

  • @thedevilinthecircuit1414
    @thedevilinthecircuit1414 Рік тому +3

    Ms. Leigh is a *wonderful* instructor and presenter. Any high-level college would be proud to have her on their faculty.

    • @thetruth45678
      @thetruth45678 11 місяців тому +1

      Except she does not have the qualifications to be a high-level instructor in universities. Taking an online course does not make one a professor. That requires an actual doctorates degree. This is like saying you have what it takes to build rockets because you watched a YT video about the Apallo program. Ignorant.

  • @theokirkley
    @theokirkley 5 місяців тому +1

    Really interesting and nice to hear it from someone so passionate. Thanks to everyone's work here

  • @lgmccarville
    @lgmccarville Рік тому +1

    Really good instruction and packed with usable content. Thank you for clearing my lens on some imports points

  • @thetruth45678
    @thetruth45678 11 місяців тому

    Okay, this is like, the fifth video I've watched from you guys that have provided excellent and informative presentations. Guess it's time I subscribed.

  • @seanhenry6216
    @seanhenry6216 3 роки тому +6

    Watching this with my kids. We just got a microscope and good compost and learning as fast as we can and having fun

    • @Legit_SuperFall
      @Legit_SuperFall 2 роки тому +1

      How did you find a good microscope? I've been looking and i can't really find exactly what Mrs. Ingham said. She said it had to be "Shadowing or Diferencial Interference Contrast as opposed to Phase Contrast"
      Dic is hard to find and when i do find it, it's really expensive.
      Do you know what she means when she sais "shadowing"? Is it darkfield? I dont think it is

    • @Legit_SuperFall
      @Legit_SuperFall 2 роки тому

      Also, im really happy you're doing that with your kids. I hope to do the same some day

  • @dafranr6672
    @dafranr6672 Рік тому +2

    01:58 Índice general del módulo
    02:58 Relevancia de la observación al microscopio como práctica de manejo de suelo
    4:25 Listado de elementos observables
    07:27 Bacterias
    08:37 Protozoos
    11:11 Hongos
    12:20 Actinobacterias y oomycetos
    12:58 Micorrizas
    16:25 Nemátodos
    17:29 Morfología para diferenciar Nemátodos
    24:07 Otros elementos no vivos
    28:38 Aprendizajes de Meredith

  • @subash15
    @subash15 3 роки тому +2

    This is excellent information and thank you very much for sharing!! You have clearly explained how to distinguish between food and bad guy !! Awesome

  • @benjiwalker6848
    @benjiwalker6848 7 місяців тому +2

    Ah yes... just past my bedtime.... lets start this video that will be to interesting to not finish..... love this stuff : )

  • @theonkgahle874
    @theonkgahle874 6 місяців тому +1

    Wow entremely indepth, as a vemicompost beginer producer I am super gratefull fot this knowledge.

  • @shunyabinduinteriors
    @shunyabinduinteriors 2 роки тому

    it was more easy for me to understand the concept hearing you,more clear and crisp voice than dr.ingham.tq for the video

  • @B01
    @B01 2 роки тому +1

    26:55 I think the bacteria make the conditions which allow the fungi to actually pull the matter together! Super neat!!! It was from another swf/lwf video I remember hearing the process broken down.

  • @TheRegenBeacon
    @TheRegenBeacon 4 роки тому +2

    Great video! I'm excited to bust out my microscope for the garden this spring!

  • @IbrahimShh
    @IbrahimShh 21 годину тому

    Thank you for explaining, what ratio of each of the things we might see, are we aiming for optimal soil health and plant growth?

  • @Karl_B
    @Karl_B 6 років тому +2

    Very informative! Thanks. Looking forward to the rest.

  • @sciencethroughtheeyesofach9960
    @sciencethroughtheeyesofach9960 5 років тому +1

    Who is this Woman! Thank you for your passion.

  • @malalachernobyl5594
    @malalachernobyl5594 Рік тому

    What a great presentation! Good luck.

  • @yankarawang
    @yankarawang 3 роки тому

    Thank you for your explanations.. You are a Great theacher..
    Im from Indonesia.

  • @padkirsch
    @padkirsch 3 роки тому +1

    Incredible video I love this so much! 🌿✅📷 Subscribed

  • @wholelover
    @wholelover 2 роки тому +1

    I just ordered a microscope. I highly recommend all farmers own one

    • @denniskemnitz1381
      @denniskemnitz1381 2 роки тому

      It is not an easy instrument to master. Does the manual provide adequate instruction?

    • @denniskemnitz1381
      @denniskemnitz1381 2 роки тому

      Good luck following mfgrs. operating
      instructions and interpretation of slide.

  • @randalmoroski1184
    @randalmoroski1184 Рік тому

    Wow great presentation! Thanks!

  • @lolwhittingham
    @lolwhittingham 2 роки тому

    Wow, You amaze me. You are so knowledgeable.

  • @jjl4254
    @jjl4254 4 роки тому +1

    This is a great video! Thank you!

  • @thaifreeburma
    @thaifreeburma 2 роки тому +5

    I'm absolutely enthused by this approach to agriculture - what an outstanding paradigm shift in understanding. But, although I'm familiar with microscopes (micropetrology - rock mineralogy studies) the cost of a suitable microscope does give me something to think on. So, I'm wondering if there are any reliable macroscopic indicators that will help navigate compost management?
    Now I'm going to read the other comments and responses 🙂

  • @daviriver
    @daviriver 5 років тому +6

    Great information!! Where can I find pictures to identify different bacteria, nematodos, protozoa, etc..?
    Thank you!!!

  • @greenrabbit4075
    @greenrabbit4075 2 роки тому

    Thank you so much for sharing!

  • @DieterHageman
    @DieterHageman 6 років тому +3

    Ohh... cant wait for the next episode!

  • @michaelanderson3096
    @michaelanderson3096 Рік тому

    Mycelium growth - I use a sugar water solution spray on the mycellium a few times a day. Carbon dioxide, moist and high humidity atmosphere too. Plastic liner covering the mycelium with holes poked in it for some oxygen flow for the mycelium. This is my first time growing magic mushrooms.

  • @tanchewleong2078
    @tanchewleong2078 4 роки тому +4

    Please advise the specs of the microscope ( what’s the range of magnifications).. thanks

    • @kacey_donner
      @kacey_donner 2 роки тому +2

      I am taking Elaine's course and you should use total magnification of the objective (the 10x eyepiece x the objectives) 40, 100, and 400.

  • @martinmenke604
    @martinmenke604 3 роки тому

    We should have some like you on every organic farm!

  • @eqlzr2
    @eqlzr2 5 років тому

    If this info is accurate and valid, it's really excellent. Thx.

  • @MatthewByrd
    @MatthewByrd 6 років тому +1

    This is amazing. Keep it up!

  • @kicknadeadcat
    @kicknadeadcat 2 роки тому +1

    Any recommendations on the microscope? Not all can see bacteria and such.

  • @nand0ne1
    @nand0ne1 4 роки тому

    Amazing video, thanks a lot!

  • @clivemossmoon3611
    @clivemossmoon3611 6 років тому +5

    More please!

  • @tkr0pp
    @tkr0pp Рік тому

    Great stuff. I just started looking with my 5 years old daughter into what's going on in our wormbox via microscope. We found some crazily fast moving nematodes and some other specimen... Is there any sort of image search for identifying what it is? Using Google image search is not that great on it yet... Maybe there is something more professional?

  • @johncourtneidge
    @johncourtneidge 5 років тому +1

    Thank-you! From Littlehampton in England.
    What sort of magnification are these pictures, please.

  • @Santiago-__-
    @Santiago-__- Рік тому

    Is there a specific type of slide you use for your microscope ?

  • @wildbillnye
    @wildbillnye Рік тому

    I keep a list of everyone that provides me with free education, materials and resources, so that if I'm ever successful I know who to thank (with money) lol
    adding this to it.

  • @jeffreybraddock3031
    @jeffreybraddock3031 2 роки тому

    Thanks for sharing

  • @flatsville1
    @flatsville1 5 років тому +5

    Regarding turning compost too much-
    The Johnson-Su Composting Bioreactor may be a solution. To do it properly, worms are added to finish.
    The compost tends to be fungi dominated.
    Of course if you choose to then make compost extract for tea, the bubbling will shred fungal strands.
    There must be a happy medium in terms of bubble size which allows you to extract biology without shredding it to bits. Seems most tea makers prefer vigorous bubbling to extract as much biology as possible. I suspect that might not be the best approach.
    Anyone have any insight on bubble size & the time factor for extraction?

    • @nullnull2945
      @nullnull2945 3 роки тому

      For fungal expansions it is best to choose fungi which may be cultured axenically; then taking the liquid culture or grain spawn and mixing into your compost.

    • @denniskemnitz1381
      @denniskemnitz1381 2 роки тому

      @@nullnull2945 axenically definition is .... thank you

    • @davidka8345
      @davidka8345 2 роки тому

      Johnson-Su Bioreactor is mentioned in part 3.

    • @flatsville1
      @flatsville1 2 роки тому

      @@nullnull2945 With worm poo you get what you get & separartion of individual fungi to propagate is laregly impossibe without costly DNA testing. Out of reach for most market gardeners & farmers.
      If you are raising your worms in a bedding with a mix of local leaf mould for example, you can be faily well assured you have captured funi indigenous to your area that will easily thrive & be beneficial.

  • @maryannepemberton3727
    @maryannepemberton3727 3 роки тому +1

    can i ask if there is a text that provides information and diagrams of the soil food web and information provided in this presentation?

    • @bbbanks6912
      @bbbanks6912 Рік тому

      there are several soil food web videos on youtube by Dr. Elaine Ingham.

  • @TheAdhdGardener
    @TheAdhdGardener 3 роки тому

    Damn I wish I was in that class right now💯

  • @kimiwaffles
    @kimiwaffles 3 роки тому +1

    What magnification are these images at?

  • @Horse237
    @Horse237 6 років тому +1

    Thanks. This is helpful.

  • @2Langdon
    @2Langdon 3 роки тому

    Brilliant!! What an eye opener, thanks so much.

  • @thegoodguy8089
    @thegoodguy8089 3 роки тому

    Thank you

  • @tubenotter
    @tubenotter 2 роки тому +1

    Who can still plough or dig or apply biocides after seeing this underground world?!
    Thank you!

  • @LusyRihanany-fh1nv
    @LusyRihanany-fh1nv 5 місяців тому

    Can you put salt on mas Tomo photos?

  • @LusyRihanany-fh1nv
    @LusyRihanany-fh1nv 5 місяців тому

    Saya sudah mengambil mata kuliah dasar-dasar manajemen, kewirausahaan, dan pengantar ilmu ekonomi

  • @sebastianmarin9362
    @sebastianmarin9362 5 років тому +6

    Great presentation...
    By the way, what type of Microscope would you recommend that I get for doing the practical work?
    Any suggestions?

    • @georgelavich8106
      @georgelavich8106 5 років тому +4

      Have a look at Dr Elaine Ingham. Search on UA-cam. she has a microscope tutorial made in 2011

    • @aadoggo
      @aadoggo 4 роки тому +7

      here is a recommendation I found on Dr. Elaine Ingham's website: www.soilfoodweb.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Microscope-Recommendations.pdf

    • @Legit_SuperFall
      @Legit_SuperFall 2 роки тому

      @@georgelavich8106 She said it had to be "Shadowing or Diferencial Interference Contrast as opposed to Phase Contrast"
      Dic is hard to find and when i do find it, it's really expensive.
      Do you know what she means when she sais "shadowing"? Is it darkfield? I dont think it is

  • @7towers777
    @7towers777 4 роки тому

    Brilliant !!! So very true too

  • @scottbearden
    @scottbearden 6 років тому +12

    I cannot get my local Master Gardeners from my Extension office to understand this. They kept dismissing compost tea as a hoax and insisted on soil samples sent to the state university that does not address these things. I care more about the life in soil than some arbitrary NPK numbers. We need more science being taught at that level. When I mentioned Dr Elaine Ingham they never heard of her and could care less. They regurgitated their pamphlet literature and cited their own failed field studies which they wouldn't admit had no controls nor examination of compost or compost tea or soil under the microscope.

    • @giselleburningham3204
      @giselleburningham3204 5 років тому +3

      scott bearden ask them what qualifications they have in soil.. vs Dr Ingham.. science wins!

    • @georgelavich8106
      @georgelavich8106 5 років тому +6

      Don't waste your time. You can't fix stupid

    • @leightonsmith8093
      @leightonsmith8093 4 роки тому +3

      @@giselleburningham3204 100% Dr. Ingham Foundational Course has been doing wonders for me.

    • @denniskemnitz1381
      @denniskemnitz1381 2 роки тому

      @@leightonsmith8093How and where is the info you refer to taught and by whom

    • @DD-rt9lc
      @DD-rt9lc 5 місяців тому

      Dont preach to others ,practice your own thing

  • @altajohnson6513
    @altajohnson6513 2 роки тому

    How do you aerate clay soil?

  • @craigharby5050
    @craigharby5050 Рік тому

    awesome. i'll be back.

  • @voidisyinyangvoidisyinyang885
    @voidisyinyangvoidisyinyang885 3 роки тому

    I just sprayed Endomycorrhizal fungi spores before spreading grass seed. 48 hours? Cool to know.

  • @ZE308AC
    @ZE308AC 3 роки тому

    Where can I buy some of those microscopes?

  • @ohoiboi9818
    @ohoiboi9818 Рік тому

    @27:25 she gets so excited baby Nemo's 😊 that's what it's all about

  • @lifeandlandhawaiillc8742
    @lifeandlandhawaiillc8742 4 роки тому

    Wow, HUMUNGUS. Havnʻt heard that in a while...

  • @ellis.j.weasel157
    @ellis.j.weasel157 6 років тому

    Will there be a part 2?

  • @Miles.W
    @Miles.W 4 роки тому

    you plan on writing a book ?

  • @PabloRGNRNDO
    @PabloRGNRNDO 6 років тому

    How can i get de PPS ? Thks

  • @nomnommonsterr
    @nomnommonsterr Рік тому

    This is god's work. Thank you for the upload.

  • @jeffreybraddock3031
    @jeffreybraddock3031 2 роки тому

    I want a microscope now

  • @7towers777
    @7towers777 4 роки тому

    Symbiotic relationship working smarter not harder .

  • @ZE308AC
    @ZE308AC 2 роки тому

    Living Farm Soil should collaborate with Matt Powers to regenerate your soil

  • @mtopo62
    @mtopo62 4 роки тому +1

    Hi Dr. Elaine Ingham is now at soilfoodweb.com

  • @MrElemonator
    @MrElemonator 2 роки тому +1

    My neighbors complained about my weeds and the city says their a fire hazard but it's all green. Trying to build my soil around a bunch plant nazis is sad.

  • @LusyRihanany-fh1nv
    @LusyRihanany-fh1nv 5 місяців тому

    Awalnya ingin s2. Bingung memikirkan thesis. Bagaimana 1 bentuk untuk beberapa gelar. Tapi saya bingung dan tidak mengerti dunia orang yang lebih pintar. Ada dosen pembimbingnya Yeyet dan dosen tanah Universitas Jenderal Sudirman. Keduanya sama. Di kampus yang sama. Bedanya bidangnya di prodi yang berbeda.

  • @darkallyrecordings4931
    @darkallyrecordings4931 3 роки тому +1

    She seems the type to murder someone over disrupting soil. Lol. Great Video. Im definitely feeling more confident in keeping living soil.

    • @voidisyinyangvoidisyinyang885
      @voidisyinyangvoidisyinyang885 3 роки тому

      Pretty sure she just likes Nematodes with Fancy Lips a lot.

    • @thetruth45678
      @thetruth45678 11 місяців тому

      That is typical in cult groups where any dissent is seen as a personal slight and grave threat to their identity. Mostly found in extremist groups, such as progressives and socialist camps. Primarily what drove the chaos and destruction we saw in America in 2020. A very concerning trend among young people venturing into management positions who's delusions fuel their outrage and abbhorent behavior. Take what fruits their information provides and leave the chaff of their politics on the ground, where they belong.

    • @thetruth45678
      @thetruth45678 11 місяців тому

      Typical of her ideology. Best to avoid the politics and just focus on the science.

    • @thetruth45678
      @thetruth45678 11 місяців тому

      Well, she is a liberal, so that pretty much goes without saying.

  • @LusyRihanany-fh1nv
    @LusyRihanany-fh1nv 5 місяців тому

    Please help me

  • @mustavogaia2655
    @mustavogaia2655 2 роки тому

    Consctructve feedback: if every other tings you show is accompanied by "you wont see this" "dont focus on this" "this is not that important". change your presentation

  • @LusyRihanany-fh1nv
    @LusyRihanany-fh1nv 5 місяців тому

    Tidak menyangka bisa membuat cincin seperti di tv. Saya masuk dipaksa ayah. Di fakultas yang sama. S1 lebih banyak peminatnya. Iya d3 pilihan terakhir. Saya tidak mengerti bisnis. Mengertinya berdagang. Jawaban saya di kelas disalahkan terus sama guru saya. Nanti saya ambil ekonomi dari yang paling bawah. Iya d3 kedua bidang. Islam dan pertanian. Kemudian selanjutnya. Katanya untuk bisnis sendiri.

  • @jeffclarke5497
    @jeffclarke5497 2 роки тому

    We don't really understand how energy-density waves form spiral arms in stages of a galaxy's life, but it doesn't mean it's "none of our business." If "how round things roll better than square things roll" was none of our business, you'd have a hard time getting to church.

  • @b761787
    @b761787 3 роки тому

    Pooping? "no shit"?

  • @ronlabe5487
    @ronlabe5487 4 роки тому +3

    I hate hearing otherwise intelligent people talking about carbon sequestration.

    • @anerky
      @anerky 4 роки тому +1

      Why?

    • @pyramidion5911
      @pyramidion5911 4 роки тому +1

      Lmao ok

    • @TheRegenBeacon
      @TheRegenBeacon 4 роки тому +2

      You mean the vital process that improves soil conditions and potentially offers a pathway to reduce atmospheric carbon concentrations from there apocalyptic trajectory?

    • @ronlabe5487
      @ronlabe5487 4 роки тому +4

      @@TheRegenBeacon "Apocalyptic trajectory"... yep, that's the stupid I'm referring to.

    • @TheRegenBeacon
      @TheRegenBeacon 3 роки тому +2

      @@ronlabe5487 I hope that your ignorant confidence proves right in the long run but I think the evidence points dangerously in the opposite direction. Go check out the increase in C02 concentrations relative to the last 800,000 years; we are far beyond the limits observed (420 relative to a previous maximum of 300 ppm) and are still increasing exponentially.

  • @dogwood123100
    @dogwood123100 5 років тому

    you need to set up your microphones to stop background noise information killing sound feed back keep your sound away from any thing noisy your view screens can destroy your video pick up as well it all very distraction for seeing and hearing and concentration be aware of background sound and intense background light ...... this stuff is too important to allow bad sound and bad images be aware of it it causes energy sapping irritation

  • @hokaicila
    @hokaicila 3 роки тому

    Ok, a women who talks soil is .....so .......hot....