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Bill who putters wrote:

Anyway seems fungi may be a good thing to encourage in your garden but
not in your toes or groin. )

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mycorrhiza
For very many years, I have relied on B.t.-k for lepidoptera
control. Fearful of eventual resistance and of debilitation of native
solitary bees, wasps, flies, and beetles, I've always been careful to
buy strains with narrow and known effectiveness and applied B.t. as if
it were a deadly poison, taking care to minimize "leakage" into the rest
of the garden and -- for 15 years, now -- delivering remainders to an
incineration facility.
For the past three or four years, I have been adding a commercial
blend of natural low-yield nutrients ubiquitously in my garden and using
it as a compost starter primarily as a source of known varieties of
mycorrhiza. For some reason, the above citation caused me to read the
product's label more closely. Listed thereon, among "beneficial"
bioactives, is "Bacillus thuringiensis", no variety or subvariety named.
Aside from controlling regionally pestiferous beetles, for which
there exists specific B.t., why on earth would someone just generically
add unknown varieties of Bt to his garden soil? I know that _I_
certainly don't want to and won't continue the practice. Shame on me for
not reading the label more carefully before now. The balance on-hand
(some unopened) is going very away. Bt remains viable in the soil longer
than in any other environment but eventually will die off. Needless to
say, I must find another fungus source!
The Question: Does anyone have a line on a reliable source for
mycorrhiza (without the B.t., tyvm) that are believed to have a salutary
effect on the culture of common garden veggies? Experienced campers
only, please; I know about Google, too.

Bacillus Thuringiensis occurs naturally and is grown in concentrations
in order to be effective.

"Overall, Bt-modified crops appear to be safe for farmers and
consumers.[18] The proteins produced by Bt have been used in sprays for
agricultural weed control in France since 1938 and the USA since 1958
with seemingly no ill effects on the environment or human health.[19]"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bacillu...lth_and_safety


Colonization of barren soil
Plants grown in sterile soils and growth media often perform poorly
without the addition of spores or hyphae of mycorrhizal fungi to
colonise the plant roots and aid in the uptake of soil mineral
nutrients.[14]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mycorrhiza

Mycorrhiza will exist in garden soil but may not in potting mix. It is
therefore a wise practice to add it to perennials in pots.
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- Billy
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