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pipelover

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Just starting to look into what's good here and how to harvest some for free.

I know nothing right now about this other than certain ones are good and easy to attain free.


""HOW FUNGI CAN MAKE YOUR CANNABIS PLANTS PROSPER
When fungi and plant roots work together, mycorrhizae is formed. This formation increases the nutrient and water uptake for plants, protects them from disease and creates an optimum growing environment""


So what you all know about this shit please ? NOT want to do would be a good start thank you.
https://www.royalqueenseeds.com/blog-how-fungi-can-make-your-cannabis-plants-prosper-n357
 

charface

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Bacterial and fungal.
I use to make a 24 hour tea and a 72 hour. Im pretty sure it was called Heisenberg tea recipe.
 

ShLUbY

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i mean brief paragraph you posted kinda says it all. plants and fungi form a symbiotic relationship where each organism benefits. the fungi get carbohydrates and other materials in exchange for providing the plant with minerals that plants have a hard time obtaining (like phosphorous) and also assist them with water uptake

the term mycorrhizae literally means "fungus roots", the fungi act as an extension of the root system of the plant to help with water uptake and mineral availability. the fungi also break down components in your soil and some even feed on things like nematodes.

this relationship benefits the plant in that it creates a more healthy organism, which means the plant will respond to its environment better (its immune system), and also be able to grow to its full potential. there are quite a few studies that are easy to find on the internet that demonstrate how plants grown with and without beneficial fungi have remarkable, and quantifiable results.

does that answer your question?
 

Richard Drysift

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I don't know where you can get mycorrhizae fungi for "free" but it is fairly easy to add it to your root zone. Just sprinkle granular mycorrhizae in the hole whenever you transplant up to the next size container. Place the root ball directly on top of the myco. Granular myco needs to be in direct contact with the roots to work. Hyphal nodes run deep into the soil to move food and water up into the plant. Myco allows plants to absorb all of what is in your mix to keep them green and super healthy.
There's a lot of different brands and they all work in a similar way. I use myco extreme and have heard great white is very good. I have also used a cheap generic myco that worked just as well. You want an innoculant that has a few different kinds of fungi(i.e. Trichoderma, etc) in it.
Mycorrhizae is one of the open secrets to organic growing; compost is the other. A lot of noob organic growers are preoccupied with NPK inputs/values but truth is myco and compost are the basis for everything else. Myco establishes the hyphal nodes that absorb nutrients after the organic matter in your soil has been consumed by the microbes making it available for uptake. They don't stop working even after the plants are long gone. Fungi continues to be present in the soil after the roots die off which is one reason why recycled soil gets better with age. If you want to learn more about how the soil food web works check the stickies and go read "Teaming with microbes" by Lowenfels & Lewis
 
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