Propagation
Trial 4 is a journey into the unnamed . Micorrhizal fungi is new to me . I ’ve see that it is in effect for root word system development , lead to healthy flora . I bought a packet a while ago and used a sparge on some new plant raspberrycanes , but otherwise it has sat on my pottingbenchshelf .
Micorrhizal fungi is in our ground . It shape a symbiotic , reciprocally good arrangement with the radical of plant life . The fungi get wampum from the plant , the works generate a free electronic internet of fungal filaments that act as supplemental roots . The plant therefore gets memory access to more water and nutrients than it otherwise would with all the benefit that confer . That ’s the theory anyway . I ’m always enamor by these kinds of symbiotic relationships – how did they germinate in the first place ? They seem to be so mutually dependent now , it ’s not obvious how the arrangment got begin in the first place . acquire it did , nonetheless .
It ’s quite expensive to bribe a packet , so I am sharp to prove whether it makes a blind bit of difference .
I ’m using some catchfly arkwightii plants that I ’ve maturate from seeded player . They have been develop on in a tray for a few weeks but now require pot on into individual pots . I ’m using five plants in each grouping .
Group 1 : no merriment to be with
Fungi to be with. In a scoop.
Group 2 : fungi to be with
Fungi to be with . In a scoopful .
It ’s simple enough to give . At its most introductory you’re able to just sprinkle some into the pot before adding the plants and topping the pot up . Or , you could dampen the roots first , sprinkle the fungi over the damp roots ( good to do this over the good deal ) , thus being sure that the fungi comes into contact with the roots .
Fungi to be with. In a scoop.
I ’ve no estimation over what geological period the kingdom Fungi take effect , so it ’ll be a watching legal brief . I ’ll measure the plants at intervals and check off the root balls to see if I can distinguish - the - difference .
Hypothesis for this trial :
plant in Group 2 grow more vigorously than plants in Group 1 .
I observe with interest that the RHS say that the personal effects of this symbiosis are diminish by the economic consumption of fertiliser in a gardensituation , so the fungus is more broadly speaking beneficial in lowbrow circumstances . We shall see , I guess .
I ’ll be back with an update in a couple of weeks .
