Mycorraza in super soil discussion

BigJon

Well-Known Member
I never really thought much about Mike Go Crazay because the expensive soils like roots and fox farms has it built in. This year im on a smaller budget than ever before so I had to go with Kellogg's patio plus which seems to be the prefered budget potting soil on rollitup. I noticed there is no Mike Crazay listed on the bag. Isn't Mike Crazay jus the noun used to describe he relationshiP between the bacteria and roots?

I bring this up because I noticed fungus growing on top of some composted manure I had. Do I need to go out and buy some Mike Crazay or just throw 3 or 4 cups of composted manure in the super soil before cooking?

PS I want to mix my soil today and don't wanna go back into town for ol Miko.

Ingredients I have are

Soil
Ewc with volcanic rock and kelp
Guano 0-13-0
bone meal 1-15-0
blood meal 6-0-0
Dolomite
Azomite
 

scroglodyte

Well-Known Member
add some forest soil, from under the fallen leaves. inoculate your soil with that. plenty of mycos in there.
 

dirrtyd

Well-Known Member
Mycos are applied to the roots at transplant. Just to clarify I sprinkle the roots when I transplant. keepem green dirrtyd
 

BigJon

Well-Known Member
Scrog, I would but I'm a backyard grower! Thanks bro.

DirtyD, that helps my budget out. So what product do u use? Di you just sprinkle it where Ur gonna place the rootball?
 

bgoodgrow

Active Member
There is a water soluble 'black powder' Myco inoculate that I use that you can add whenever you water made by Down To Earth. It's really cheap and it has 4 species of Endomycorrhizal fungi and 7 species of Ectomychorrizae. The Difference is when your going to apply. If it is a young plant, 6 weeks or younger than the Endo species have a stronger chance of rapid colonization. The Endo species actually penetrate the roots and are a little stronger because of this. the Ecto wrap themselves around the root and will dominate if inoculated later than 6 weeks. Either one has a symbiotic relationship with your girls roots. if you want it to thrive, also apply molasses as it will feed your beneficials. Don't use city water though because the chlorides in the water will kill all the beneficial bacteria and fungi.
 

bluevein

Member
careful with the addition of blood meal if using mycorrhizas. the high n levels with makes the mycos go dormant.
 

bgoodgrow

Active Member
^ that's interesting! I was talking to someone earlier and we were trying to find out if high levels of phosphorus and potassium (flowering fert) can kill the myco. in a soiless medium because they work good in soils with the nutrients already in them. We learned that it wont kill it but it will def slow the myco. down. I'm wondering if the relationship between all fertilizers and myco have to be feathered with more than I've ever cared to look into
 
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