Mixing Inoculants into soil VS Mixing with water and drenching roots

So I was wondering can you Inoculate your own soil by mixing Bene bacteria products into store bought mediums instead of just sprinkling a little in plant hole or mixing with water and watering.

These are the types of products I am talking about


Say I have a box of Coco coir Can I inoculate the whole batch if I just throw a couple TBS of powder into the box and mix it in and then wet the medium down a little bit? That way when the plant starts from seeds the Whole freakin medium area is already inoculated with bacteria instead of just having a tiny bit right next to the seed hole?

i wouldn't just put it globally in the soil but powder the roots of your plants when transplanting in to them. the mycorrhizae only live off the roots of a living plant so pouring lots of inocults into soil not being used for awhile is pointless by my understanding. i use both granular mycos and sprinkle some plant success soluable on the roots at transplant then one or 2 times i try to inocult with teas

The best bacteria and fungi are going to come from fresh composts, worm castings and composted manures

keepitcoastal said:

i wouldn't just put it globally in the soil but powder the roots of your plants when transplanting in to them. the mycorrhizae only live off the roots of a living plant so pouring lots of inocults into soil not being used for awhile is pointless by my understanding. i use both granular mycos and sprinkle some plant success soluable on the roots at transplant then one or 2 times i try to inocult with teas

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I know and understand they live off the plant so if they are just sitting in the soil without roots they aren't being used but the whole thought process behind that was having the whole pot inoculated so that when roots do disperse far out into the pot the Myco is right there to greet them and not just be on the roots that it started with but the the root system as a whole.

Nevermind you're right. It would be a waste of product to mix that much into the soil. 98% of the Microbes would probably not get used.

yeah exactly just dust at transplant and do afew teas and you will be set!

I am just going to use Micronized Myco and soluble Spores So I can just pour it into the soil and drench the roots with the spores