Microbes
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Star Dog
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Tried it for...
Co2, nutrient what exactly?
Keep in mind that the yeast need to be species that commonly occur in, and are adapted for, living in soil. It's pretty hard to find soil without them, considering they're even found in extremely acidic or alkaline conditions, and even in newly formed volcanic soil. I'm not sure where you'd get them to add to existing soil, considering the yeast species found are highly regional and different ones are adapted to different soil types and conditions.
Here's some stuff about soil yeasts:
The importance and ecology of yeasts in soil
This review focuses on literature pertaining to the interactions of soil yeasts with biotic and abiotic factors in their environment. Soil yeasts not …
It's a subject that I'm afraid science has just begun to explore in any depth.
Brewers yeast and bakers yeast are the exact same species: Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
The difference is that brewers yeast is a strain selected for surviving higher alcohol content without dying. Bakers yeast die once their world exceeds about 8% alcohol. Umm... you aren't planning on getting your plants drunk are you?
Just wondering if it worksBrewers yeast and bakers yeast are the exact same species: Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
The difference is that brewers yeast is a strain selected for surviving higher alcohol content without dying. Bakers yeast die once their world exceeds about 8% alcohol. Umm... you aren't planning on getting your plants drunk are you?
Richard Drysift
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Worm castings are probably the best source of soil microbes. Yogurt contains probiotics too but I’m not putting that in my soil mix.