calliandra
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LMAO how embarassing! Yeah I'm on my crappy laptop screen at the mo, didn't look at her up close, and had actually left the house for a talk about terra preta
I haven't gotten round to checking it out, but apparently Ingham is experimenting with plants that won't grow up like that, as most "traditional" covercrops need cutting, whilst the idea is to get a perennial ground coverthat won't interfere with the crops being grown there overgroundand complement them underground. So it's a plant hunt
The glomus mossae/intraradices isn't a problem. AFAIK it's the most common of mycorrhizal fungi, so we can just assume it will be shared by most other mycorrhizal plants anyway
And yeah that specific of information isn't out there and largely probably hasn't even been gathered - I mean, they're stuck even trying to name em hahaMy copy of Teaming with fungi is probably going to arrive on Valentine's Day, how fitting!
Why I mentioned the terra preta: I've been focusing on aeration a bit, and biochar does seem to fit the bill perfectly for container gardening.
The guy of course was speaking of the outdoor, but the way he ranted about increases in soil fertility - with pix haha - well, it's ideal isn't it? Increases the surface area in the soil exponentially, allowing more air, more water, more microbes, to be in that soil.
On an aside, I really loved the rule of thumb he told us of regarding amounts to add over time. Namely, to add only that amount of biochar to a soil that corresponds to the biomass that would've grown on the area being treated. That really does resonate with me!
And I never relized how fucking easy biochar is to make - all you need is a can and a fire lol - I mean, I knew the big barrel method and had watched in on it, but never thought that the same principle can be miniaturized.
of course!So I may be getting myself one of those fire bowls, where you can make a safe fire on your balcony
