Recommend mycorrhizae brand for landscape shrubs?

[Kristina Joie]

Dear TUGers, 

Happy autumn season, hope you’re enjoying the foliage! I need your help. Can you recommend a mycorrhizae brand you use for planting Japanese maples, and landscape shrubs, and perennials? I run a gardening business and am looking for an mycorrhizae to put with new shrubs. I realize that some plants need ectomycorrhiza (most) and others need endomykes, can please recommend a good brand, and tell me whether granules or wettable powder is better.  Thank you! 

Sincerely, 

Kristina 

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[Sean Smith]

I believe freshly-brewed compost tea made from well-aged fungal compost will give you more of what you want when the shrubs are drenched at planting time, but I might be biased! :)

Sean

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One certainly cannot go wrong with Sean’s suggestion! 

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[Colleen Dempster]

Mycorrhizal fungi do not grow in compost or compost tea. 

I recommend Root Rescue. I believe it is a Canadian company, and it contains the most diversity of endo and ectomycrrhizal fungi of all products that im aware of. It has an even split of endo and ectos. 

Top with compost and mulch. Treat with fungal compost extract on occasion until established, and maintain 3" mulch ring.

Best of luck!

Colleen

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[rhonda]

I'm not an expert, but what I read about mycorrhizal fungi is this:

They need living roots to grow so they don't form in compost. But, compost and compost teas can create the healthy soil conditions for mycorrhizal fungi to grow.

So you're not adding mykes with compost but supporting their development.

Thanks for the responses so far!

Rhonda

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[Colette Murphy]

Hi, what we have had great results from Myke. 

That is the company name and I can't recommend 

it enough.

It is applied to bare damp roots when planting.

They have a few different varieties depending on

what you are planting.

There is a map on their website for stores carrying it.

We used to be able to purchase it at Fiesta gardens but

had to go to another nursery to get it this year.

Best of luck

Colette

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