Alan Said it. Some fungus work for different type of trees others only
for one species. I think this is the case with Larix for example. Also.
I was in contact with the swedish agricultural university scince I had
found som fungus im my pots. There where different kindes but all where
just species that brake down dead organic material, not one of them
where mychorizza. The funny thing is I have seen this brown mushroom in
several articles regarding mychorizza. Just seeing mycel in a pot
dosenīt mean you have mychorizza in symbiosis with the tree. The only
way to determen this is to check te root tips. They should be fat and
divided several root tips.
Henrik Gistvall, Uppsala, Sweden
Alan Walker wrote:
I didn't order the mycorrhizal Roots product, since I'm
pretty sure that mycorrhiza from one species root system is not
very helpful to another species.
I had excellent results with the original Roots product.
I hope what I ordered is the same thing. The early version
brought a profusion of roots to a tree I had grown for several
years and had still been very unsturdy in the pot. I notice they
are hiding their MSDS (Material Safety Data Sheet), so I may be
getting a "new and improved" version. I think Nina mentioned a
while back that she though the main ingredient was humic acid. I
know what I ordered is different in form, since the earlier
version was liquid and this is available only in dry form. We'll
see if it makes a difference.
Alan Walker
http://bonsai-bci.com http://LCBSBonsai.org
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Behalf Of Kitsune Miko
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Subject: [IBC] Root Stimulant Information
I used a mycorrizal additive in my soil mixes about 10-12- years
ago. The company seiling it went out of business. Once a feild
was innoculated, it stayed that way and repreat sales were not
forthcoming. I had excellent growth when using this product.
Now I notice Mycrooizi are popular again. Besides Roots there is
a 5-5-5- plant food from Whitney Farms (McLellan, Oregon) called
"Life Link" It has 400,000 viable organisms per pound, with a 3
year shelf life. There is another product sold on tap (premixed)
at some Summer Winds Nurseries (formerly Woolworths) called Soil
Soup by a company of the same name in Seattle. Also the
gardening catalogue ??Plants Alive?? has had some mycoohisial
mixes.
Bonsaiists and others who change soils regularly may benefit from
added mycorrhiza especially if we use materials that are sterile
and devoid of such, but any plant from real dirt should have its
own colony.
Kitsune Miko
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