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Pa

I know this has been asked before but no one seems to know the answer....is biotamax which contains trichoderma harmful to mycorrhizae? the biotamax website says not to use with mushrooms because it is harmful to fungi which is what myco is. I know growers use these togther but are they cancelling eachother out?

1/12/2013 1:23:15 AM

Ontario

Great question, and one I would like the answer to.I was going to ask the question, how many people are giong to use it this season? Terry

1/12/2013 9:20:10 AM

Princeton Kentucky

I believe I've read somewhere that waiting 30-40 minutes between applications of either one is best to let each be established within the roots. I would and have mixed the biotamax within my own root pits before planting a couple of weeks prior to planting. Follow the instructions on the biotamax and apply first is what I meant to say then waiting at least the 30-40 minutes to apply the Myco's after should be ok. Not an expert here, lol.

1/12/2013 12:07:07 PM

Pa

From what I read, I just don't see how these can properly be used together. Whether you wait 30 min. or 30 days seems to me that active trichoderma will be consuming myco? The only answer seems to be that the heavy hitters use them together so just do it?

1/12/2013 1:39:18 PM

43.841677 , -79.086692

Chris Stevens grew the wr using Biotamax and like clockwork we all jumped on the bandwagon. I had a so so year in 2011 using it so left it out of my 2012 regime completely. I did use way more myco in 2012. 20 pounds per plant. I crushed my PB twice. I think Mico is the closest thing we have to a silver bullet in this hobby. Now, there is only one little blue pill used at my place and its not in the patch ;-)

1/12/2013 2:46:37 PM

Linden, Mi.,

:o)

1/12/2013 4:42:44 PM

Omaha, Ne.

lol

1/12/2013 4:51:57 PM

ShagHarbour n,s canada

i read were potassium in large amounts like the amount a AG would need is also harmful to micro? is this so,,? this micro fungi is becoming complicated

1/12/2013 9:00:34 PM

South East

trichoderma and myccorhizea compete for the same space, it doesnt make sense to apply them to together or at the same time. I,v been told by a leading manufacturer of myccohizea that, quote:

There are several companies that think "more bugs in the jug" will do the best job. This is entirely false and to provide an example, many products combine arbuscular mycorrhizae with trichoderma. Mycorrhizae and trichoderma can readily co exist in the soil but attempting to inoculate roots with two competing products simultaneously is not good, in fact companies that combine both in a product are compromising the mycorrhizal content.

Something to think about for growers who think that more bugs means better.

1/12/2013 11:47:02 PM

Upa Creek, MO

Sounds like trying to stock Crappie and Bass in the same small pond. It can be done, but hard to find the right balance.

1/13/2013 1:34:44 PM

Seattle, WA

I'm going to stay out of this one for the most part to avoid controversy but I will say that it's known that trichoderma or high P inhibits mycorrhizal colonization. The key there being "colonization."

1/13/2013 4:41:12 PM

Saegertown Pa.

We were told by RTI at Niagara three or four years ago you could put down root shield which is trichoderma and myco at the same time and it would be fine. Just dont't mix it without using it right away, some of us were mixing it and not using all of it and keeping it for a day or longer.

1/13/2013 4:57:34 PM

Trumbull, CT 06611, USA

Quinn, is biota max part of your program? Thanks, Ray

1/13/2013 8:41:27 PM

Saegertown Pa.

Ray, no I have never used it.

1/14/2013 5:11:27 AM