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Old 10-07-2013, 10:43 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
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Default Titchmarsh's mycorrhizal advice

On 10/07/2013 22:28, Emery Davis wrote:
On Wed, 10 Jul 2013 20:26:02 +0100, Jeff Layman wrote:

If that is accurate (and they don't seem certain as to what the
timescale really is!), why not save money by underdosing? Would 2 - 4
weeks make a real difference? Seems to me you could experiment with
varying the dose with a few identical seedlings to see if there really
is any difference after a couple of months.


Well, you do want to help the plant get established, sometimes the first
couple of months can be critical. I do underdose, but not as much as AT
did. That was a large tree, probably 70l pot, he tossed a little
handful the hole.

I think you'd need more than a few seedlings to really do a proper test,
seedlings vary so much anyway in terms of health and vigour.

Have you tried the stuff, Jeff?



I wonder what would happen if you broadcast it over a bed, rotovated it
in then planted the bed.