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Re: root crops & microbes /sources

Don Chapman wrote:
> 
> My company is the source for mycorrhizal inoculant.  Our product contains
> the dormant spores of seven species of this beneficial fungi: Glomus
> brasilianum, G. clarum, G. deserticola, G. intraradices, G. monosporus, G.
> mosseae, and Gigaspora margarita (for the technically-oriented among you).
> 
> We have products for both home gardeners and commercial
> nurseries/vineyards/orchards/farms.
> 
> With a few exceptions (cabbage & beet families), most vegetables perform
> dramatically better with the appropriate type of mycorrhizal fungus
> nourishing and protecting the roots.  In particular, melons, asparagus,
> onions, squash, beans, peppers, tomatoes, and eggplant have evolved some
> dependency on having a symbiotic relationship with the fungi.  Growing
> these crops without the right fungi can be done, but it requires
> artificially-high inputs of fertilizer, which damages the biological,
> chemical, and physical properties of the soil.
> 
> Note that the fungi are aerobic living creatures, and perform best in
> looser sandy-type soils that do not have very high levels of phosphorus.
> They also function in relationships with beneficial bacteria, some of which
> are carried inside the dormant fungi spores.  (They bring along their own
> helpers!)
> 
> We have free catalog and commercial spec sheets available, and ship
> everywhere except Canada and Hawaii.  (In Hawaii, we are awaiting importing
> permission.  In Canada, we have given up trying to deal with Ag Canada's
> bureaucrats.)
> 
> Don Chapman
> Bio/Organics, Inc.
> 3200 Corte Malpaso, #107
> Camarillo CA 90312
> (800) 604-0444
> 
> At 01:59 AM 1/9/98 -0800, you wrote:
> >Michael D. Cook wrote:
> >>
> >> At 01:02 AM 1/9/98 -0800, you wrote:
> >> >
> >> >>
> >> >> I seem to recall that Ipomea is dependent on mycorrhizae.
> >>
> >> OK, now the only time my radishes developed good roots was when they were
> >> planted between two trees; growing in the trees' root zones, where one
> >> would expect to find mycorrhizae growing naturally.  Is it too much of a
> >> stretch to hypothesize that the lack of these fungi in my garden beds is
> >> why I can't get decent root crops?  Would it hurt to innoculate the seeds
> >> and see if they grew into better plants?  Then I would need to know what
> >> kind of mycorrhiza would be good for what plant, where to get it, etc.
> Help!
> >>
> >> Sheila Smith
> >> mikecook@pipeline.com
> >> Z 5/6
> >
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