Microscopic level of Biology in soil and solution
Hi,
hope you doing well,
I just bought a microscope , and I'm enjoying wonders of microscopic level of life inside the soil and solutions .
the problem I've got is I cant find good reference to recognize what I'm seeing in microscopic level
I mean I cant recognize what bacteria or protozoa ETC good or bad I have in my soil ,solution and fertilizer
kindly let me know if there is a good reference of names and shapes and ETC of bacteria , fungi , protozoa ,
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From the KNF library
From the KNF library
Drafted by Claude from Office Hours and the books
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Sep 2026
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Drake says you can study soil scientifically without knowing the name of anything. (Pure KNF Manual, p. 63)
- Use a microscope that reaches 400x. Dilute your soil samples the same way each time. (Pure KNF Manual, p. 63)
- Look for beneficial fungus. Drake says they are wider than 3.5 micrometers and tend to be darker brown. (Pure KNF Manual, p. 63)
- Bacteria and protozoa also indicate soil health. Fungus tell you the most. (Pure KNF Manual, p. 63)
- To see a ferment at work, compare soil with and without it over 12 hours. Stored solutions show little activity by design. (Office Hours Ep. 29, 36:45)
Drake also says good IMO is typically fungal dominant. (Pure KNF Manual, p. 70)
The library has no catalog of bacteria, fungi, or protozoa by name and shape.
Sources
- 36:45 Office Hours Ep. 29 (May 2022) — Red Dirt for IMO4, Storing IMO3/IMO4, Spotting Bad KNF Ferments · “Stored solutions show little activity by design; compare soil with and without added ferment over 12 hours to see the microbial burst.”
- p. 63 Pure KNF Manual · “there is a great way to analyze the soil in a scientific manner without knowing the name of anything”
- p. 70 Pure KNF Manual · “Good IMO is typically fungal dominant.”
