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turgidcelery Batavia, IL Mar 02, 2008

Anyone have experience in using this in your garden? I saw it discussed on a gardening show on TV and the host swore it was a critical component in the garden. Mycrorise is a fungus that has a symbiotic relationship with plants and the development of plant roots.
Your thoughts.

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ecrane3 Dublin, CA(Zone 9a) Mar 02, 2008

Here's some information on mycorrhizae if you want to learn more http://www.agbio-inc.com/MycorrFAQ.htm and http://www.mycorrhizae.com/index.php?cid=2 (or google it--there's tons of info out there). They can help plants be healthier, take up nutrients better, etc. If you use a lot of synthetic fertilizers, you'll kill them off so I wouldn't try them unless you're ready to switch to gardening organically, otherwise you'll just be wasting your time & money. Also if you've been gardening organically for many years, working organic material into the soil, etc and your soil is really healthy, then you may already have them and don't need to add them.

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NatureLover1950 Vicksburg, MS(Zone 8a) Mar 03, 2008

I love dogwood trees but had trouble getting them to live in my yard (our land was graded before we built our house so there was no topsoil left). I finally ordered some mycorrhizae and mixed it into the soil I removed from the planting hole for a newly purchased small dogwood. The tree is going into it's second year and has approximately 20 flower buds on it. Last year it had several but they got ruined by a late frost. I've been real impressed with how healthy the tree looks. All the other dogwoods I planted slowly declined and died by the second year. I think it's worth the price.

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