How disease suppression on leaves works is no secret. On the leave surface, each leave cell has many ports where fungi and bacteria can connect to. This is a normal process for plants. Good and bad fungi can connect. Good and bad bacteria can connect. Each micro organism takes up a connecting ”portal” on the leave [...]
May 30, 2011 | Categories: Ecology, Foiloir Layer Biology, Gardening Biology, Hydroponics/Aquaponics, Pest Control, Soil Building, Using Bacterial & Mycorrhiza Inoculants | Tags: Applications, bacteria/protists, CA Native Plants, chemical, Compost Extrations, Extraction, fungicides, fungus, growth, lawns, leave curl, micro-organisms, Microbiology, microscope, monthly applications, mostly bacteria, organisms, peaches, pest control, pesticide, pesticides, Plant, plants, pump, supplements, technique, tomatos, trees, video | 1 Comment »
Here is an interesting test case of compost tea made this week. The tea was brewed with protists and fungi in mind. The tea was made in a 5 gallon bucket with 4 tablespoons of liquid kelp and 4 tablespoons of fish hydrogisate. It was bubbled for 48 hours at 68 degrees F. Below is [...]
May 30, 2011 | Categories: Ecology, Foiloir Layer Biology, Gardening Biology, Identifying MicroOrganisms in Soils and Teas, Preparing Microscope Samples, Testing Soil Using a Microscope | Tags: bacteria, bacteria/protists, cell portals, Compost, Confocal, Fungi, Fungi to Bacteria, Grape Compost Extractions, Ground, hydroponic, leaves, Liquid Kelp, micro-organisms, microscope, perennial, Plant, plants, protists, roots, soil, stain, temperature | Leave A Comment »
The sample is set up with two different stains. One stain shows all of the live bacteria (green) and the dead bacteria (red). Below is the BL (Back Lite) of the Bay leaf. The stomata are shown in semi-bright circles in this image. A stoma is a pore, found in the leaf and stem epidermis [...]
May 30, 2011 | Categories: Ecology, Foiloir Layer Biology, Identifying MicroOrganisms in Soils and Teas, Preparing Microscope Samples, Testing Soil Using a Microscope | Tags: bacteria, bacteria/protists, bay, control, dead bacteria, establishing, F:B ratio, Fish Emulsion, fish hydrolysate, Foiloir, Foiloir Layer Case Study, Fungi, Fungi to Bacteria, gardening, green, Ground, hydroponic, images, Laurel, microscope, monthly applications, pathogens, red, stain, stomata | Leave A Comment »