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Whitehall Montana

I used 2 lb in my 700 square ft patch last year.My question is,will any of the fungi survive the winter?Is there a real need to add more next spring other the around the root ball?

10/8/2014 6:30:28 PM

Puyallup, WA

I'm sure that there are many opinions about how much myco to use, but I would use about five pounds each year in your patch. About one pound in the original planting area and then a teaspoon full at each leaf junction as the main and secondary's grow out.

10/8/2014 7:02:21 PM

Whitehall Montana

Thank you Stan

10/8/2014 7:15:11 PM

Seattle, WA

They will survive, they exist naturally in soil. Best practice in my opinion would be to plant a cover crop that also has the same mycorrhizal association. Here's an interesting study on cover crops and myco
http://hortsci.ashspublications.org/content/46/7/985.abstract

Keep in mind that g. intraradices is the main species of myco for pumpkins, along with g. mossae.

This link has an related paragraph on page 6, I can't cut and paste it because it's a pdf. Definitely worth the read though relating to mycorrhizal fungi and P availability to early plants.
https://www.idmarch.org/document/Glomus+intraradices/Hti-show/

10/8/2014 11:41:39 PM

Whitehall Montana

Thanks Tad 12

10/10/2014 10:06:10 PM