Adding Mycos to my soil mix question

[CARE giver]

I use FF Ocean Forest soil with...

-Floralicious+
-Silica Blast
-Super Thrive(new kind)

And FF Grow Big and Big Bloom in veg and flower respectivley.

Should I be adding any endo or ecto myco's to my soil? Or does FF already supply enough?

Next run I plan to use some Happy Frog soil in the mix. Good or bad?

 

[Microbeman]

If they ad endomycorrhizal spores then don't bother. To ensure endomycorrhizal infection apply spores to the roots.

 

[CARE giver]

No they dont. Would it be benificial?

And if so I just inject my soil with spores? And what brand would you recommend?

 

[Microbeman]

Look in this thread near the end > last few posts. The kind which Frank uses to supplement the T&G stuff is likely the best bet.

https://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?p=6187867#post6187867

I use http://www.usemykepro.com/mykepro-product-mycorrhizae/myke-pro-ps3-field-crops.aspx which I buy wholesale and dilute down to 250 spores per gram

It is far far far better to coat the roots than to mix in the soil.

 

[ct guy2]

My experience is that many soil mix companies and fertilizer companies will add just enough endo mycorrhizal spores to get it on the label, but not enough for good infection/colonization. I would add some into your regimen, where you just sprinkle a bit in the hole when transplanting your rooted clones. Then you know it's there and can forget about it. I use Mykos because it's the right species of myco (g. intraradices), easy to find, and cheap. Microbeman's link is for sure a better product, but expensive and harder to source. Don't bother with Great White or any of the other "hydro" brands. Way overpriced.

 

[Microbeman]

It is harder to source but cheaper by the spore/gram ratio than anything else on the market.

 

[CARE giver]

Ill probably just buy some mykos to start with. TYVM guys.

 

[Microbeman]

Ill probably just buy some mykos to start with. TYVM guys.

Is that the Mykos - extreme gardening? That is likely a good idea as they use only Glomus Intraradices and it for sure infects cannabis.

 

[Microbeman]

Unfortunately it seems that Xtreme Gardening is intent on dumbing down for their customers. Unless I'm missing something they do not describe the species used, nor the spore rate per gram.

http://www.xtreme-gardening.com/products/mykos#description

If one digs a little deeper they can discover that RTI is the parent company and they do list a spore count of Glomus Intraradices in two of their products;

25 spores per gram

http://rti-ag.com/products/RTI_Ag_Myko_Start30_label.pdf

80 spores per gram (I would not use a lower ratio than this to ensure maximum success for infection/colonization of roots)

http://rti-ag.com/products/RTI_Ag_Mykos_Gold_label.pdf

As stated, I like using over 200 spores/g.

Really mycorrhizal fungi is not imperative for container growing of cannabis and success/improvement can be highly variable.

One might garner more positive impact utilizing Trichoderma fungi spores.

Many companies in the USA purchase their Glomus Intraradices spores from Premier Tech in Quebec, Canada and then repackage the product and/or use it in a mix. Premier Tech has the most advanced technology worldwide (so far as I know) for growing the spores.

 

[CARE giver]

Thank you .

 

[Organic Grower]

So it's my understanding that mycos are good at breaking down phosphorus and fungi are generally better for flowering, while bacterias are generally better for vegetative growth. Assuming this to be true, is it possible that infecting young plants with mycos can promote or even induce early flowering?