How To Sample Testing Compost Find out what we see when we look at your Soil samples. Our new image gallery shows examples of what we view through our microscope and gives you an idea of what we're looking for when we analyze your soil sample. Be sure to familiarize yourself with and follow these General Guiding Principles when planning your sampling. Special considerations tht take into account that the numbers of organisms are usually greatest near the surface and decrease with depth and a method for reducing variations. Learn general considerations and read a suggested sampling procedure.
Some individuals die, others wake up.
It takes three days, generally, for enough individuals to die, and enough others to wake up to make a measurable difference in what we assess.