This was our third sample we looked at. The light came on strong, brighter our first two samples. This indicated that the soil had high EC and great microbial activity. We found the ideal soil to use for our plants! We noticed that there was a rotting tree by this soil and that it got good shade. This led us to believe that the microbes were using the decomposing trees organic matter (OM) as food and that the extra shade from the sun that area received helped to retain the moisture better in the soil.

This was our second sample we looked at. The light came and was brighter than our first sample but still only a medium dim. This indicated that the soil had some EC and microbial activity and was better than our first sample but it still wasn't the ideal soil for us to use for our plants.