Mycorrhiza Fungi...why you should get to know them...

Great post. I would highly recommend checking out Paul Stamet's work and his MycoGrow products at Fungi Perfecti®: MycoGrow™ mycorrhizal products. I can't vouch for these specific products personally, but I have read his books and I use his MycoMedicinal products, so I can vouch for the quality of his companies work in general.

I do believe that all of his mushrooms are grown organically, but you may want to check to verify that for these specific products. EDIT: This from their homepage: Fungi Perfecti® is Certified Organic by the Washington State Department of Agriculture. In business since 1980, we offer an ever-expanding product line for the mushroom enthusiast.

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w99illie said:

whats the shelf life on SPT

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W99illie.... SPT has a shelf life of two years from the date they bottle it.
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ohso you know the shelf life of homemade tea? I use an air pump, with airstones. also does it matter on my ingredients?

buffalosoulja said:

ohso you know the shelf life of homemade tea? I use an air pump, with airstones. also does it matter on my ingredients?

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Buffalosoulja.... If you keep your tea mix bubbling, it will not go (sour) anerobic on you. If you bubble a mix of ingredients, like molasses, bat guano or most any organic source of NPK, once you turn off the air pump, it will go completely anerobic (sour) within about 4-5 days.
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Unless, you introduce a small amount of dead anerobic bacteria into the active (bubbling tea). Doing that causes a immune like response. The good bacteria excrete substances to kill off the bad ones. But since the bad ones are already dead, these substances do not get used. Then later after the air pump goes off, it prolongs the life of the mix. By killing off anerobic bacteria quickly as they try to reproduce.
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That has to be done under certain temps & pressure, and in correct ratios to work correctly. It's fairy technical. That's what BMO does with their SPT. That's part of the reason it works so well.
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Lets recycle this thread.... myco fungi are great.... everyone should use them.....

Very cool, My bag of dirt says "Mycorise Pro inside"
didnt look this up until I saw this thread
apparently I was using Endomycorrhiza and didnt even realize it.
thanks ohso

is there a type of mycorrhiza that penetrates the plant cells rather than roots, that should be avoided in cannabis plants?
ive heard of mycorhiza causing trouble by populating a whole plant, like mycelium .

ive been using a sachet of this stuff.. cant remember what its called. root magic?

the mycellium are the "roots" of the mushroom, myccorizhae mycellium is the stuff that grows in symbiosis with the roots.

Mong said:

is there a type of mycorrhiza that penetrates the plant cells rather than roots, that should be avoided in cannabis plants?
ive heard of mycorhiza causing trouble by populating a whole plant, like mycelium .

ive been using a sachet of this stuff.. cant remember what its called. root magic?

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Mong... Using myco fungi to grow Mary is a good thing. It will boost growth in a matter of days. Products like Sub Culture, Plant Success, Myco Magic...etc... are stocked by all the big hydro and garden stores - because the stuff works so well.
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Now, Growing Mushrooms next to Mary is a bad thing. The Mushrooms will rob Mary of the nutes in the root zone, as Mushroom throw out a wicked amount of runners.
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In fact, nothing grows well next to Mushrooms. Even the soil used to grow Mushrooms, when removed from the Mushroom growing area - has to lay fallow (unused / undistrubed by law) for two years before it can be sold - as Mushroom Compost - to ensure the Mushrooms spores are no longer alive in that soil.
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The good news on that deal is - Mushroom Compost is an excellent soil amendment. If you find some for sale - buy it & use it. The stuff is full of micro-life and is great for Mary.
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This is a pretty cool fungus with a really cool symbiotic relationship with plants, I studied it in botany. Thanks Osho I love all your organic posts!

advanced nute's voodoo juice..pirana ..tarantula ..sensi zyme...are bennifical fungus and bacteria for your plants root zone..thanks for the thread..very informative..carbo load keeps the bacteria fed..before i feed the girls with nute solution i bubble all of the nutes and bacteria together for a day..then pour it on them..that way everything is getting activated and worked up ...my water buckets have fungus all over them..it looks black...and smells like a fungus...not bad or rotten though..its just from the pirahna and tarantula brewing up in the water buckets...with the air stones...the air stones turn black with fungus too...your plant can only do as good as the roots

Max420THC... Yes, life begets life - all growers that understand this - grow the best weed - for a fact ! Microlife - aka - Microorganisms - aka - Microbeasties - are there working 24 hours a day / 7 days a week to promote the health of your plants.
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Microbeasties....are GOOD.....
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Keep it Real...Organic.... which equals alive & well - aka - Fat, Frosty & Chronic....
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i just read the wiki. Good stuff. I have been building my soil for a while. I have been relying on the good bacteria in the compost tea i am making. Do know if this would be a good source of mycorrhiza? Or should i go buy some in a bottle and add it to my soil. I noticed on the bottle of it they they recommend doing a root dip/bath to make sure the roots come into contact with the mycorrhiza.

SimpleSimon said:

i just read the wiki. Good stuff. I have been building my soil for a while. I have been relying on the good bacteria in the compost tea i am making. Do know if this would be a good source of mycorrhiza? Or should i go buy some in a bottle and add it to my soil. I noticed on the bottle of it they they recommend doing a root dip/bath to make sure the roots come into contact with the mycorrhiza.

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SimpleSimon..... If when making compost, you throw in a handful or two of healthy soil - some myco fungi are in it. When you make a compost tea, you will pass on some good bacteria & myco fungi.
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The benefits for the bottled or prepackaged stuff are you are guaranteed you are getting both good bacteria & fungi.
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For the money, I believe myco fungi are a very good investiment. I don't hesitate to shuck out $ 10 for a bottle of SPT. Other good sources are Sub-Culture, Myco Magic, and Plant Success.
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The nice thing about having a bottle or package is - when I harvest my compost - I'm able to sprinkle some in - prior to mixing up soil or making a compost tea. It ensures - they will be there for my plants.
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This is really the only thing I buy with any frequency - because it gets great results. After you try it on one run, you'll keep on using it - Myco's are just that Good !!
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Thanks Newgrowth... I try to contribute to the cause...... Like my signature says......

Hey Osho you got me inspired I hope I +rep you a lot. Ever checked out stuff by Paul Stamets? He is a mycologist that has done some awesome things with symbiotic mycelium. You have me doing all kinds of research on mushrooms now.
Ever thought of incorporating a shroom grow with a marijuana grow? The mushrooms produce CO2 that could be pumped into the plant room.

Here is Mr.Stamets site he sells the beneficial mycelium spores here too. Might be worth buying for all you organic lovers!
http://www.fungi.com/mycogrow/index.html

Mushrooms can do some pretty amazing things for sure.

NewGrowth said:

Hey Osho you got me inspired I hope I +rep you a lot. Ever checked out stuff by Paul Stamets? He is a mycologist that has done some awesome things with symbiotic mycelium. You have me doing all kinds of research on mushrooms now.
Ever thought of incorporating a shroom grow with a marijuana grow? The mushrooms produce CO2 that could be pumped into the plant room.

Here is Mr.Stamets site he sells the beneficial mycelium spores here too. Might be worth buying for all you organic lovers!
http://www.fungi.com/mycogrow/index.html

Mushrooms can do some pretty amazing things for sure.

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NewGrowth..... Thanks... I'm always glad when I get someone to reconsider organics. It is a cheaper, healther way to grow. I've never considered growing mushrooms along with Mary. But it sounds like a neat ideal, I plan on researching it more. Thanks for sharing....
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NewGrowth..... Thanks... I'm always glad when I get someone to reconsider organics. It is a cheaper, healther way to grow. I've never considered growing mushrooms along with Mary. But it sounds like a neat ideal, I plan on researching it more. Thanks for sharing....
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Keep it Real...Organic....

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I love organic weed, it just does not work out well indoors. I grow everything else organic though, all my veggies in the garden are 100% organic. I also have one of these in my kitchen http://www.naturemill.com/

Mushroom idea is cool huh!? It would be like "organic" CO2

i have a package of oreganism XL which contains this fungi. Im into the 3rd week of flower. Should i use it now or wait until next round? Anyone ever heard of this suff by aurora innovations? Oreganism XL? Thanks