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Cann - Seconded. Search Stamets on them tuber-webs - If you want to be sure your rhizosphere-bioactivity-insurance comes from someone who thoroughly knows his stuff, well, take a gander and decide for yourself. I've not compared Buddy's buddy's cfus and these. In terms of bang for the buck...

Short answer There is no wavelength of moonlight. The moon is mostly just reflecting light from the sun. There is presumably some effect from the moon's better/worse absorption at different light frequencies, but I don't believe this is a major effect. The sun emits light at all possible*...

I'd go with the old adage - hold your hand at arm's length in front of your face in that light after a few minutes in it to let your eyes adjust. If you can see the hand, there's too much light. That said, plant circadian rhythms are believed to be regulated (solely?, I don't know) by...

Dannysayo, SimonD, and AimAim - thanks, for the most part you've given me positive confirmations. I think I can infer that the unanswered portion is moot, but I seem to have thrown folks where I got to transport. No worries. I'll give another shot from another angle. K, so, have you ever seen...

No one? Too much of a dead horse in general? Sorry if I've been horrendously redundant, but I thought I'd been pretty sure I've not heard of this variant on the idea, not that I'd be surprised it's out there.

Hehe. Eh, benefit of the doubt - I'll assume it just means he has stronger shit on hand than I do. I'm sure mylar will look like a good idea in the AM.

I know it's not an advanced technique, but I have a question about it on which I need the knowledge of someone who's hopefully both taken some plant biology and seen more frost than a Siberian windshield. So, I believe I recall from random horticultural rantings that plants have particular...

Yes, it would leave 1ft of space, but, as DrKingGreen also says "Why wouldn't you just grow in the closet?" That was the gist of my blurb there. You asked for suggestions. I suggest you save on the expense of a tent if you're using the closet anyway. Get yourself some high quality reflective...

Perhaps I miss something, but why are you putting a tent in a space with dimensions 4 sq. ft off of the area in which you intend to grow? A loose hanging of mylar or whatever reflective material you wish to use will eat up some of that square footage if lumens/cubicFoot is a concern, and the...

Okay, I'm going off the deep end here, but this is AMAZING if true: "While researching which insecticides to use in our integrated pest management program several years ago, I was drawn to a class of chemicals called neonicotinoides, or synthetic nicotine. There are several neonicotinoides...

Meh, I don't care how old this thread is. I've got what feels like a good nug to add... I just did some searching surrounding this, and what Wolvie is saying seems to be fairly close to confirmed. I've been told not to provide links so search "systemic acquired resistance salicylic acid" if...

AH, thanks Cann & FFlyHi: I misunderstood how you were using the term 'cooking'. My confusion is from being accustomed to saying 'colonizing' for the same process, but we more explicitly mean, "allowing time for fungi and bacteria to grow within a substrate," and not any degree of sterilization...

Hi all. Awesome to see the discussions of symbiosis continuing! First, I'd just like to second Rising Moon's advocacy of the Fungi Perfecti products - this is the company of Paul Stamets, a world renowned mycologist who I'm going to go ahead and bet really believes in what he does. Look the guy...

Awesome! Layering productivity - Mollison would be proud. This is the kind of thing that would get more RIUers into permaculture if they knew it's all about these kinds of useful connections. Let 'em know Cann! :)

Hey now! Cool stuff. I'm gonna tie off a bit though - I feel like we've ended up kinda jacking Sub's initial thread. Maybe it would be cool and useful to folks if we open up a related one with some breakdown on the roles of the individual species of endo/ecto-mycorrhizae and bacteria found in...

Hehe, although, I just realized - maybe they should be feeding the geese they use for fois gras with trim. Maybe it would fatten up them livers even more, and think of the marketing markup from that haute cuisine line - "Yes, you've had beluga caviar with blini's but when's the last time you had...

Apparently, yes, there do seem to be effects. You can take or leave them; question the validity and/or motivation of the sources, but... http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18985799 Which is connected a bit more understandably... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannabinoid_receptor ...here: "in...

Thanks Cann. Just got lucky to some extent in meeting my knowledge base - I've done some edible mushroom cultivation and been involved in mycology clubs a bit. They make some great photographic subjects too. Right with you on Permaculture btw - Mollison is great. It's amazing to see him turn...

Thanks. And I'd love to be showing practice rather than just proposing theory, but my current situation doesn't allow. I won't drone here - explanation in my profile.

The effect of mycorrhizae on nutrient bioavailability and plant health isn't limited to decomposition by far. There are many species of ectomycorrhizal fungi which employ traps, literally hooks or loops which capture and allow hyphae to invade and consume the body of the nematode. This is...