I'm trying out the MycoGrow spores from fungiperfecti and wondered if anyone had any experience with this or similar products? I'd post this in TFF, but it really has more to do with gardening...
I'm dipping a number of seeds into sporulated water and will be sowing them this week. I'm not sure if I should do a control group planting as well to test the efficacy, but I'm curious to hear what results others have encountered, if any.
For those who may be unfamiliar, here is a photo from Paul Stamets, one showing some california poppies - one with the endo/ectomycorrhizal fungi, and the other without. I'll let you guess which one is which...
(//http://fungi.com/mycogrow/growpics/poppies.jpg).
Can anyone comment on their own experiences and offer any tricks/tools that improved their yields? There wasn't much in the way of supporting literature with the package of spores.
I hope the current rules permit discussion of such products if not mentioned in an advertising context. Stamets is such an amazing guy that he should be exempted from any such policies anyway. I highly recommend his new book, Mycelium Running: "How mushrooms can help save the world" for those who are interested in learning more about mycology, growing mushrooms and th various environmental applications for fungi.
peace,
atreyu
I've never used it on seeds, but have had great luck innoculating young plants root systems. Direct contact with bare roots works best, but don't spray onto young roots as that can cause damage. I also tend to add a half a teaspoon or so when watering the soil after transplanting to adult containers. Results can be amazing. (So is the amount of moisture a plant and its myco-system can consume.)
lw
I agree hehe
IO Pan,
I've seen the pictures of your amazing huasca vines over at erowid, and if MycoGrow can do anything remotely like that for my struggling little caapi, I'll be a very happy camper.
However, I also think the CFL and MH lights in my closet can not quite compete with the sunlight and moisture of the southern climate...
peace,
atreyu
hmm thnx i've been meaning to get some of that MycoGrow stuff for a while...
ye, Mycelium Running is a great book... lets hope the mushs really r running the planet ;)