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Fredericksburg, Virginia

How much Mycorrhizae should you use when starting your seeds?

Is it personal preference?

Thanks,

TomV

4/13/2006 12:11:18 PM

Colorado

Joel Holland recommends 3.5 oz. per 1 cubic foot of
soil.
http://hollandsgiants.com/soil.html

Kirk

4/13/2006 12:58:22 PM

Chico, Ca

i use about 2 tbl spoon for the same amount of soil.... I would recommend that you use 1 lb per a cubic foot of soil if I was selling it. 3.5 oz seems very generious. remember it does grow.

4/18/2006 10:20:58 PM

Syracuse, NY

lol--good tip!
i myself have been using one CUP per
10 moist quarts of SS mix.
when the peat pots are in the
germinator bucket, a whitish,
hairy growth appears across the top of the
SS mix, indicating to me that it is indeed growing;
maybe i will try using less per batch as well. eric g

4/19/2006 6:03:26 PM

Deer Park WA

LOL Kolb! ten pounds per 100 sQFt may be better! Can you really put to much on? I went through 3 pounds in 5 plants and didnt notice much difference in punkin weight if any. Could it be that chemicals and or ferts kill the Mycos?

4/20/2006 1:06:29 AM

Chico, Ca

It could be that itgets killed off some with chems or that mycos really dont help as mush as everyone thinks. I use around 2/3 oz per 100 sq ft. This year I might skip it all together. It should winter over in some minute amout.

4/22/2006 12:30:36 PM