Are there other beneficial bacteria, not just nitrifying? I get the impression organic growers feed more than ammonia (to a broader microherd).
what supliments to use with general hydroponics floranova bloom? thanks.
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churchhaze
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Bacteria know where they're supposed to be. If there's something to be broken down, they will be there.
Good information. I didn't know sugar could cause osmotic harm. Good to know there's a reason to at least be conservative with its use.
Sounds like it would be more beneficial in soil and especially when using organic nutrients. Not as useful with soilless and entirely synthetic nutrients.
I'm not an organic person. Just found something interesting about sugar and mycorrhiza:
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a symbiotic ... association between a fungus and the roots of a vascular plant.
In a mycorrhizal association, the fungus colonizes the host plant's roots, ... They are an important component of soil life and soil chemistry.
Sugar-water/mineral exchange
This mutualistic association provides the fungus with relatively constant and direct access to carbohydrates, such as glucose and sucrose. The carbohydrates are translocated from their source (usually leaves) to root tissue and on to the plant's fungal partners. In return, the plant gains the benefits of the mycelium's higher absorptive capacity for water and mineral nutrients due to the comparatively large surface area of mycelium: root ratio, thus improving the plant's mineral absorption capabilities.
-- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mycorrhiza#Sugar-water.2Fmineral_exchange
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My mind immediately goes to sugar feeding the myco, reducing the "tradeoff" of the plant feeding it.
Does that sound reasonable?
thamadfarmer31
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Wow guys?