Forever after soil mix.

karmaxul said:

In soils deficient of life that are "charged" you need aeration though with life and no phosphorus or other ppms that kill life, like salt on a slug it is not needed. My soils like it wet at all times which is completely different then growing with fertilizers where the inside needs to dry due to the limited diversity and health of the soil where in fact anaerobic bacteria can build up which is why it needs to dry between watering. Most microbial grows are called that for show though with charging the soil its so vastly limited and in these case you need aeration. The oxygen saturation of water is 10 percent in soils under far conditions and as long as people are not feeding them sugars the bacteria does not double in mass every 20 minutes sufficating out the soil food web making it ineffective. These folks need added ions and aeration though there is another level. A level nature is well familiar with.

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karmaxul said:

Biochar is loaded with toxins. Its a biproduct of energy production and it should not be used for many reasons from its structure to incombant residual toxins and heavy metals. Most samples at biochar fairs turn up dirty and the rest promote bioslime that festers anaerobic bacteria. That myco along with every other powdered one has trichoderma in it. Its sold by a fertilizer company. Its not more then a pony show which does little accept give bad results making people think they need the multi billion dollar fertilizer industry. I had a product years ago. Infact it was the only one in the first annual organic issue of high times. I know the industry and Im sorry to tell you they are thieves for the most part. If you want mycorrhizae use alaskan humus. Will the powder work with ferts, sure though in a quality soil it is a limiting factor. It brings quality up to a C minus and holds it there. I want the 4.0

I also have an issue with aluminum silicate though not as much as with biochar. Perfect example of one mans trash is anothers treasure only the ones selling it are likely running syngas generators which are cool in many ways though they should not promote the waste to be greedy especially with its true value.

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greasemonkeymann said:

ah no shit, lets talk about them.
You seem a lil aggressive so lets return that

First, the biochar most used is made from pure hardwood, meant for bbqing, not some fancy repackaged shit that a hydro guy would buy.
so your qualms with that are wrong.

2nd adding myco as a humus is not how myco works, not to mention you don't think that humus doesn't have trichodermas in I?t (which is asinine anyways as trichodermas are beneficial in a living soil)
the myco I recommended has 300 propagules per gram of the single exact endo myco, and NO trichodermas.
The type is Rhizophagus irregularis (also know as Glomas intradices)

In a recent study, G. intraradices was found to be the only arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi that was able to control nutrient uptake amounts by individual hyphae depending on differing phosphorus levels in the surrounding soil
(that's a cut and paste)

Now, as far as your hatred for Monsanto, right on brother, we share that.
I appreciate your references as well, as I've read them all in fact.

You didn't address that your mix is not fungal but actually bacterial, and neither did you address that it's "phosphorus free"...

I don't buy that your "flavors" last an hour either.

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greasemonkeymann said:

you obviously haven't been around here long man...
I grow 100% naturally, I make my own leaf mold, compost and fresh castings.
Buying Alaskan humus is superfluous in that sort of growing.
My compost feeds my plants, and I add nothing except water.
but you NEED aeration..

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