[Terrapreta] Soil microorganisms

[Tom Miles]

Fungi references on the Terra Preta Website: Materials->Fungi
http://terrapreta.bioenergylists.org/taxonomy/term/369/9

Tom Miles

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Allan Balliett [mailto:aballiett at frontiernet.net]
> Sent: Monday, June 11, 2007 4:48 PM
> To: Sean K. Barry; Tom Miles; Richard Haard
> Cc: terrapreta at bioenergylists.org
> Subject: Re: [Terrapreta] Soil microorganisms
> 
> SKB and everyone -
> 
> There is emerging information about mycorrhizal fungi being a source
> of N for plants as well as P (etc) Sorry, I don't have the reference
> at hand, but I believe that there are indications that mycorrhizae
> are even more valueable than we suppose.
> 
> As far as inoculating with mycorrhizae, there are many good
> inoculants on the market now, some of them amazingly robust, some of
> them also providing a synergistic community of soil microbes along
> with the fungi.
> 
> We're working with some of this in the garden this year and I'm
> seeing AMAZING results. This is mycorrhizae WITHOUT charcoal.
> 
> I'll try to post references when I get a chance, but we're still
> working 16 hour days and 7 day weeks here on the farm.
> 
> Later
> 
> -Allan Balliett
> Fresh and Local CSA
> Shepherdstown, WV