"Soil Cycler" Test

Soil Cycler Test – Microbial Insight for Living Soil Growers

Unlock the full potential of your Living Soil with a tailored biological interpretation designed specifically for indoor and controlled-environment growers.

Unlike traditional Soil Food Web bioassays—which are better suited for native field soils—our Soil Cycler Test is built for indoor Living Soil systems, coco-based substrates, and no-dig market gardens where soil biology shifts quickly and structure behaves differently.

Why This Test?

Indoor grows are microclimates. In coco-heavy Living Soil blends, soil structure allows for rapid drybacks and quick shifts in microbial life. That means a snapshot of biology is only meaningful if it’s interpreted with your context in mind—how fast things change, how moisture levels fluctuate, and what really drives nutrient cycling in your pots or beds.

Standard full bioassays often miss the mark for this type of cultivation. They’re too broad, too slow, and not tailored to the biology that actually matters for your substrate. That’s why we created the Soil Cycler—a test focused on the organisms doing the heavy lifting: the bacteria, fungi, nematodes, and protists that keep nutrients moving and organic matter cycling.

What You’ll Get

A detailed biological interpretation of your soil sample including:

🦠 Bacterial Identification & Count

- Total active bacteria count

- Morphological identification: rod-shaped (bacillus), spherical (cocci), chains, clumps, and spirals

- Observation of flagellated bacteria and motility—an indicator of aerobic, thriving conditions

🌱 Fungal Associations

- Identification of fungal-feeding or bacterial-feeding nematodes

- Nematode morphology observed under microscope to assess nutrient cycling dynamics

- Presence of hyphae and fungal spores if visible

🔬 Protist Profile

- Identification of key protist groups: flagellates, ciliates, testates, and amoebae

- Protists are crucial predators in the soil food web—each one plays a role in mineralizing nutrients and controlling bacteria and fungi populations

- A balanced protist population often correlates with healthy nutrient availability and disease suppression

🐛 Macro-Indicators & Soil Health Clues

- Presence of springtails, mites, and other microarthropods—especially helpful as moisture indicators in indoor grow pots

- General organic matter breakdown observations

Why It Matters for Indoor Living Soil & Coco Growers

Living Soil indoors isn’t a forest floor. You’re working with a dynamic system—often peat or coco-based, housed in fabric pots, watered with precision, and pulsing with microbial life. That means biology doesn’t need to be perfect, it just needs to be functional.

This test focuses on whether your soil has the biological pieces in place to:

- Break down amendments efficiently

- Cycle nutrients at the right time

- Maintain disease resistance

- Hold hydration without stagnation

Instead of a generic readout, you’ll get a real-world interpretation to help guide your feeding, watering, and top-dressing strategy.

Ideal For:

Indoor Living Soil cannabis growers

Growers using peat, coco, or hybrid substrates

Market gardeners building soil biology in beds or high tunnels

Veg growers looking to optimise microbial cycling for leafy greens and heavy feeders

What You’ll Receive:

- A tailored PDF interpretation of your sample

- Clear insights and observations—not just numbers

- Photos or videos (where relevant) of notable microbes

- Recommendations based on your system and goals

How to Submit a Sample:

Instructions for collecting and submitting a sample will be provided after checkout. It’s simple, clean, and only takes a small scoop of soil.

Join the Soil Revolution

Get clear on what’s really happening in your soil—from the organisms that matter.

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📍 UK-Based Analysis
🧬 Microbiology-led, Grower-Focused