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  • From: list@ginda.us
  • To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [NAFEX] mycorrhizal fungi
  • Date: Fri, 5 Mar 2004 18:52:13 -0500

The research on beneficial mycorrhizal fungi seems conclusive. The part I wonder about is how much good it does to add more fungi spoors when you are planting in ordinary soil that has been growing other healthy plants. Very few of us start with sterile soil, and I suspect that, like earthworms, if your soil conditions are favorable, a population of the stuff will naturally develop.

I've used the purchased spoors. The plants did great. But so did the plants I put in without any additives. My soil isn't wonderful, but it's healthy, has moderate amounts of organic material, hosts tons of earthworms, and is probably full of fungi, both good and bad.

Ginda

On Mar 5, 2004, at 10:25 AM, tanis cuff wrote:

I meant no disparagement of mycorrhizals. The ligitimate stuff I've heard & read is very encouraging. Unfortunately, as a fairly new product, and a science which is not widely understood, it is ripe for scams.


----Original Message Follows----
From: "Lon J. Rombough" >
To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex>
Subject: Re: [NAFEX] mycorrhizal fungi
Date: Fri, 05 Mar 2004 07:20:56 -0800

Mycorrhizal fungi isn't overrated by any means. I've used it on both
annuals and perennials with excellent results. Here's something I wrote
about it: http://www.bunchgrapes.com/mycorrhiza.html
-Lon Rombough



A little more searching makes this fungi appear to help a huge variety
of plants in such things as competing against weeds, finding water,
nutrients, etc. I am now wondering if this fungi can help make plants
hardier by giving so much help. Also is this fungi overrated,
overhyped, etc.?

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