Mycorrhizal fungi????

[DankTreez14]

Iwas reading about this guy rick maughs and he has this monster grow plant mix has any1 used it?

 

[geopolitical]

I do, I actually inoculate my soil with a mix of beneficial bacteria & fungi. On top of that I use a fairly large amount of compost.

It does seem to make quite a difference, especially when I've had heat/pest stress. The plants rebound faster and take less damage.

 

[DankTreez14]

sweet so do u use his mix or where do u get yours

 

[geopolitical]

I make my own tea & the compost is rich in both. I've used commercial products in the past (GH made one, can't remember the name, came in little self dissolving bags) and they seemed to work fairly well. I'm just cheap and the product was fairly spendy.

 

[DankTreez14]

cool thnx bro

 

[GivaDogaBone]

I use this goggle it for more info, my

http://www.humboldtwholesale.com/Plant_Success

 

[DankTreez14]

Sweet i think i need 2 try this stuff

 

[RipVanWeed]

I've been using Soluble Myco Madness, seems to work quite well. I inoculated my soil/coco mix and waited a week before planting. I also put in in my AACT.

It's good to hear about these other products, I'll compare price and ingredients before next purchase.

I'm trying this grow technique that trys to maximize the advantages of the friendly microherd. About 5" of Hydroton in the bottom of the bucket, sitting atop an airstone. Constant bubbling of this small reseviour forces nutrient laden moisture up through a rich mix of FFOF, Perlite, Blood Meal, Kelp Meal, Dolomite Lime, and a little Epsom Salt. Then add coco so the ratio is 50% soil-50% coco. Stir in some MycoMadness, then fill up the top 2/3rds of the bucket with this organic medium. Fill the res (bot.of the bucket) with water to cover Hydroton and start blowing air. Wait a week for the fungi to bloom and the bacteria to get a good hold.

The fluffy, airy mix is kept at the perfect level of wetness, and the whole mass is supercharged by the airflow bubbling upwards.




Look close, you can see all the biology on the surface



I can share more details if your interested.

 

[darookie2000]

I use this goggle it for more info, my

http://www.humboldtwholesale.com/Plant_Success

Me too. I also use a soluble for transplants, I've been using Oregonism XL for soluble.

 

[PassionForMaryJ]

Here is a good read on mycorrhizal fungi..

http://www.fungi.com/mycogrow/amaranthus.html

I used something similar to this for a while, it is pretty good stuff..
http://www2.mailordercentral.com/fungi/prodinfo.asp?number=MGS100
That is one ounce...

Here is link for a lb. of it..
http://www2.mailordercentral.com/fungi/prodinfo.asp?number=MGS110

Only sold in the US unfortunately.

 

[HIGHGROOVE]

ya i use the great white which is the new version of plant success...its fairly cheap for me so i use about half strength every watering which for me is three or four days

 

[iceman1027]

I'm using fox farm happy frog soil and that also claims to contain michorrizal fungi and bacteria as well. My concern is that my first watering was with tap water which contains chlorine intended to kill bacteria. Since that first watering I've been using water sitting in a bucket so the chlorine can gas out.

Does chlorinated tap water render these products useless?

To get even more scientific about it, water is also sometimes treated with chloramine, for the same purpose, which does not gas out. So its possible that even aged water kills the beneficial bacteria.

 

[beer batter]

i use soluble root enhancer by down to earth, its got humic acid to. the 5lb bag expires some like nov 2011, more then 90 less then $100 bucks. i was useing the smaller 4oz jars that i got a a local drug store for a while, went searhcing and found a 12oz jar adn 5lb bag.i use soluble root enhancer by down to earth, its got humic acid to. the 5lb bag expires some like nov 2011, more then 90 less then $100 bucks. i was useing the smaller 4oz jars that i got a a local drug store for a while, went searhcing and found a 12oz jar adn 5lb bag.

i mix dr earth starter fertilizer with fox farm soils, thats got more fungi and something called probiotic to help break down organic matter and aid in nutrient cyceling -i like to use both items, great results. make tea from the starter fetilizer(has kelp and alfalfa meals+ other stuff) i was paying alot for AN tarantula and paranah for a while then stoped useing them and began new fertilizer techniques -dr earth starter fertilizer balacned with bio bizz, add some kelp meal and n-guano to veg a few months while the next crop is finishing up.
theas 4 GDP yealded 8 1/4 ounces at 9,10 weeks -about 70 days, i like to let the cluster build a crown of more clusters, results in biger dincer more potent buds.

and this was my recent from of 4 GDP after the most productive veg iv had indoors, im trying to replicate the recent crop but its not spot on -im being a little more thrifty and stoped useing a few things, i may start useing them again next crop if things dont go very well. (bio bizz line is spendy but very nice stuff )

and 5 weeks later- just a few moons ago, befor thining alot of foliage inside the canopy.

im lookeing at another 3 weeks of fertilizer then 2 weeks flushing, i couldnt do it w/o mycorhizae fungi addatives.

When the pots are full of roots, like right now usually half way into bloom I’m watering every day -their thrust and hunger is insatiable.

 

[beer batter]

I'm using fox farm happy frog soil and that also claims to contain michorrizal fungi and bacteria as well. My concern is that my first watering was with tap water which contains chlorine intended to kill bacteria. Since that first watering I've been using water sitting in a bucket so the chlorine can gas out.

Does chlorinated tap water render these products useless?

To get even more scientific about it, water is also sometimes treated with chloramine, for the same purpose, which does not gas out. So its possible that even aged water kills the beneficial bacteria.

i have a bucket that airates overnight, dont think theirs any worries after 12 hours bubleing. i was leting it sit overnight befor i got the pump.. their is a chemical tracer of cholrien -choramine left behind but the most of it can be evaporated im told, the best thing to do is airate the water overnight. keep the minerals you'd otherwize have to add, cal/mag. -i have a dicussion with an emplyee from vermicrop organics last year @ an instoor promo

i had 2 4" stones then one broke and all i could get was 6" so i cut and fashioned some more 1/4" rain drip toobing with 1 elbo instead of a 3 way

i was told to buble it overnight befor adding anything organic, atleast 12 -up to 24 hours befor adding organics

 

[MobbDeep]

do chemical nutrients like advanced nutrient monkey juice kill the beneficial fungi??..i bought an ounce of plant success soluble mix..very cheap,straight from the manufacturer..but my near future grow will be in coco coir/chemical nutes..should i just store it until my next grow..which will be a full organic soil grow with alot of added beneficial,compost,ewc,etc??

 

[magiccannabus]

Chemical nutrients are poisons and they do indeed kill your beneficial ecosystem.

I use Espoma's "Bio-Tone". Works great.

 

[DankTreez14]

wow all u guys have great info and plants. im def gunna get me some of this stuff

 

[nibirubian]

well damn, no h2o2 for sure then? ive heard conflicting stories on that one some say oxygen feeds good guys some say its a no no
what about gerts then?
you can only only put organic? how bout like pk13/14?
what are the guidelines

 

[s13sr20det]

i use botanicare biologicals guardian my