Morning Glories: Organic and Biological products for healthy soil and plants, 1 by

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Hi Frank,

I have used several products and the following are either ones I have used or plan to use this year:

Mycogrow http://fungi.com/mycogrow/index.html I liked the higher number of endomycorrhizal fungal species in the mix. I see they offer a seed treatment; haven't tried that one but it sounds useful. I will be trying the non-seed treatment product this year.

Root Maximizer Beneficial Fungi http://www.arbico-organics.com/1332704.html I will be trying this one this year.

Rooter's Mycorrhizae http://www.planetnatural.com/site/mycorrhizae.html This one was probably the first one I used.

Diehard Root Dip http://www.horticulturalalliance.com/DIEHARD_Transplant.asp I used this one to transplant some salvias I had started from seeds and the plants really established nicely. I hope these made it through the winter ok.

Biovam http://www.tandjenterprises.com/biovam_overview.htm I have used this one in the past. This page has an overview of the product.

Mycoboost http://www.megagro.com/mycoboost.htm?gclid=COPE8JWO6ZgCFQEpG... I have used this one in the past. This company also sells the Soil Syrup product that Ron mentioned above.

All of these products have a carrier of either fine soil or similar, in which the inoculant is found. I germinate all my MG seeds using the venerable baggie method. When the seed root gets to be about 1 to 2 inches long, they are ready for transplanting to the seed starting pot. I fill a dixi-cup full of water and put some of the mycorrhizal fungal product in another dixi-cup. I dip each seed root one by one first into the water then gently into the inoculum, then insert the rooted seed into a hole I have made using a big bertha chopstick; a pencil or your pinky finger will be suitable alternatives to big bertha chopstick. Insert the rooted seed down into the hole to a depth where the seed "head" (the seed part out of which the seed root is growing) is about 1/4 inch below the potting medium surface. Then gently firm up the medium against the root and over the top of the seed. I have found the seed can strip off the seed coat a bit more easily if it is 1/4 inch deep.

Does that help you visualize what I do here at home, Frank?

Joseph




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