DrBuzzFarmer
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Ahh, a scholar.No, but when I see a wall of text I just ignore it.
I checked, but there's no crayon font for you.
Ahh, a scholar.No, but when I see a wall of text I just ignore it.
He said use rock dust.No, but when I see a wall of text I just ignore it.
If you're running a living soil, you don't want it to get totally dry.How can I keep my mycorrhiza colony alive if I'm supposed to give the plants a proper wet/dry cycle. I hear if the soil dries out the fungus will die but I also want to give the soil a chance to use up the moisture.
I'm stuck between a rock dust and a hard place!
White fungi in organics is typically good for plants. Those spores are pretty much everywhere, so it's not necessary to culture it.the white fungi growing in my mulch pile outside from year is that beneficial to my soil and i was wondering if i could farm the fungi
Thanks, I'm new to growing. I noticed that a lot of time the top inch of my soil will get pretty dry. Would using a spray bottle inbetween waterings to keep the topsoil moist be a wise move or should I just water more frequently if in a living soil.If you're running a living soil, you don't want it to get totally dry.
Well, I'd want to know more about your setup before saying anything specific.Thanks, I'm new to growing. I noticed that a lot of time the top inch of my soil will get pretty dry. Would using a spray bottle inbetween waterings to keep the topsoil moist be a wise move or should I just water more frequently if in a living soil.
Thanks again!
yea for sure thats what i wanted to do was cultivate it to fat clumps or fungi then use it to mix into reused soil instead of buying myco just so ik for a fact soil will provide healthy symbiotic relationship between roots and soilWhite fungi in organics is typically good for plants. Those spores are pretty much everywhere, so it's not necessary to culture it.
You could jumpstart another pile of mulch with some fungus-plenty material from another mulch pile, I suppose, but I don't know how much of a benefit it would provide to do so.
My advice would be to create the best conditions for that fungus to flourish and approach it from that perspective.
Some folks get into AACT and LABS, but that's not my strong suit.
Moist, not wet.How can I keep my mycorrhiza colony alive if I'm supposed to give the plants a proper wet/dry cycle. I hear if the soil dries out the fungus will die but I also want to give the soil a chance to use up the moisture.
I'm stuck between a rock dust and a hard place!
Funny you mention Glomalin, I actually stepped in some on the way home!Moist, not wet.
The Mycorrhizae are excreting Glomalin, which soaks the carbon of the soil, making it a 'magical' substance. The Glomalin hardens creating a sort of concrete. It also gives the carbon the property of being able to store it's own weight in water.
You have a small reprieve built into the system.
Moist, not wet.
Wet conditions only allow for anaerobic bacteria to thrive, and bad smells and death for the happy critters in your pots will result.
Moist, not wet, and the aerobic bacteria and microlife will eat sammichs beside the stalk of your plants in quiet satisfaction.
You should have a good layer of mulch, to help keep the top of your soil moist.Thanks, I'm new to growing. I noticed that a lot of time the top inch of my soil will get pretty dry. Would using a spray bottle inbetween waterings to keep the topsoil moist be a wise move or should I just water more frequently if in a living soil.
Thanks again!
Thanks, I live in a city so not a lot of straw around by me I can pick up off the ground and collect. I've heard about newspapers and cardboard could be good for mulch but I was wondering if the ink from the newspaper leak anything bad into the soil....? Also, are you supposed to take all the mulch out before you water and then put it back in afterwards?You should have a good layer of mulch, to help keep the top of your soil moist.
Ok I get ya. I get malted barley straw from build a soil. It's not real expensive, and it works great.Thanks, I live in a city so not a lot of straw around by me I can pick up off the ground and collect. I've heard about newspapers and cardboard could be good for mulch but I was wondering if the ink from the newspaper leak anything bad into the soil....? Also, are you supposed to take all the mulch out before you water and then put it back in afterwards?
You move it to top dress though right?Ok I get ya. I get malted barley straw from build a soil. It's not real expensive, and it works great.
The newspaper ink is soy based I believe, so it shouldn't hurt anything, but I still think the barley straw is worth the investment. You can water over it. No need to pull it out and put it back.
It depends. If I'm using ewc yes, but I'll dump the craft blend on sometimes and let it trickle down. Only the moms get straw, and they don't grow very fast, cuz i keep the light dimmed, so they don't eat a lot. Plus I do a lot of compost teas.You move it to top dress though right?
Ive been hearing tricho with mycorrhizae doesnt always mesh so good together has others had good or bad results with combination of them fighting each other or living peaceully?Anyone ever use green Trichoderma from contaminated mushroom spawn grains? I'm curious how one would use that in their beds/pots. I know many people encounter this while cultivating mushys..
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algae. use h202 as a drench and it will get ride of it.After adding AACT to my plants
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