
Trich Coir Question
#1
Posted 05 December 2007 - 02:39 PM
#2
Posted 05 December 2007 - 02:47 PM
Pet stores are cheap!(when it comes to Coir)
Never heard of some one adding trich to anything. Sounds absurd.
#3
Posted 05 December 2007 - 02:47 PM
this was the first shop that came up when i googled coconut fiber. its all over the place. i'm sure your local greenhouse would have them but if its cold this time of year they might not be open.
GrowCoir Coconut Coir Fiber
#4
Posted 05 December 2007 - 02:54 PM
doesn't negate the fact that some coir is indeed deliberately laced with trich as it's beneficial for gardening.
get the reptile bedding kind to be 100% safe.
#5
Posted 05 December 2007 - 03:05 PM
#6
Posted 05 December 2007 - 03:08 PM
#7
Posted 05 December 2007 - 03:11 PM
#8
Posted 05 December 2007 - 03:12 PM
#10
Posted 05 December 2007 - 04:49 PM
Trich for roots?? What. Where do you get this. I have got to know your source of education, as that I might become educated on this practise.
May be just propaganda -
www.empireorganics.com/products_info.html
#11
Posted 05 December 2007 - 06:13 PM
#12
Posted 05 December 2007 - 10:25 PM
The 7th dot... never seen that before myself.
#13
Posted 05 December 2007 - 10:27 PM
i guess you get to learn something new today.Naturally contains Trichoderma a natural rooting/ growth agent.
;)
#14
Posted 05 December 2007 - 10:42 PM
One thing: The description said "Naturally contains," which implies none was specifically added, but none was killed either. Is this significant, or does not most of it "naturally contain" some trich?
BTW: Anybody want to buy a few cups of peat moss that I have already helpfully inoculated w/ a special mold that helps with rooting plants? I'll sell it for less than anyone on the web!
MANNABETHEWAY: ALL propaganda has a point! Scaring a few mushroom growers away from coir by spreading false rumors of it being infected w/ trich would be pointless, which is why I immediately suspected the story to be true. Plus, I've heard about the beneficial uses of that mold before with regards to horticulture, but this is the first product I've seen with it mentioned so I think a lot of us have learned something new today. Mycotopia is really handy for that, and welcome aboard!
#15
Posted 06 December 2007 - 09:51 AM
Sub or will the mycorrhyza doom the spawn ?
#16
Posted 06 December 2007 - 11:58 AM
Some innovative propagation materials are inoculated with strains of Trichoderma.Many forms of coco coir contain it naturally. CANNA's Coco Growing Media is innoculated with it. If a healthy root environment is maintained, the bacteria will continue to colonize the roots and multiply in the growing media. The trichoderma help to form a protective layer around the root system, helping to fend off invading pathogens, etc.
GreenCoast Hydroponics Information on Root Health and Pathogens in Hydroponic Systems
Canna Coco Organic Growing Mediums
Discount Hydroponics - Canna Coco Coir
Canna appears to be the big offender when it comes to adding trich to coir.
#17
Posted 06 December 2007 - 12:24 PM
#18
Posted 07 December 2007 - 08:02 PM
#19
Posted 07 December 2007 - 08:04 PM