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Montoursville, PA

From the desk of Joel Holland comes the availability of BioGrow Endo Plus. Here in, are three species, of Mycorrhizal Fungi plus two species of Tricodrma and a BioStimulant. The price is far less than my combination to equal this product with three combined other products. Last year I used Super Endo 100K plus Bio Boost and had no equal to Rootshield. Joel Holland
has somehow gotten it all into one package....one application and for less money by a long shot. Take a look. About two teaspoons full per planting hole will do the job. I can not imagine a better marriage of products. Once contact between the product and the newly developing hair roots is made the job is done. There is no reason to side dress the emerging growing vines.

This is one solid way to support organic leaning or direction. When molasses is added, to this practice, the result will be much improved and functional biological development where we need it the most. The enzymes of the fish are the icing, on the cake, as are the elements, of seaweed or kelp.

Joel Holland does a fine job of extending and elaborating about all the good this can do for a pumpkin patch. Go there and read up.

12/4/2003 4:29:59 PM

Utah

in case anyone wants to go there...

http://www.backyardgardener.com/hollandbiogrow.html

12/4/2003 4:55:40 PM

Utah

and other stuff ...

http://www.backyardgardener.com/hollandsupply.html

the order form...
http://www.backyardgardener.com/hollandgrowersupply.pdf

12/4/2003 4:57:32 PM

canal winchester ohio

Already contacted Joel about it awhile back, it's in my plans this coming season.

12/4/2003 4:59:44 PM

canal winchester ohio

You should check out his fish & seaweed products as well. They come in dry form & can be mixed when needed. A lot better than messing with 5 gal pails.

12/4/2003 5:07:03 PM

Deer Park WA

I just recieved my 3 pound Christmas present of Bio-Grow Endo Plus! I can't wait to give it a try in our 10,000 square foot patch!

12/19/2003 10:57:16 AM

Montoursville, PA

I read a lot of different opinions. Joel suggests following the main with re-innoculation applications. I firmly believe there is only one innoculation needed. I don't like to put stuff in the steril potting or starting medium. Sprinkling a tablespoon full or so in the potting hole innoculates the plant. That is all that is needed. Re-innoculation is not needed in so far as I understand the process. Great stuff that BioGrow Endo Plus. It should also do a number on your other gardening plants....at least many of them.

12/19/2003 11:29:27 AM

San Diego, Ca.

Would the BioGrow Endo Plus only be used if your soil has been contaminated with disease causing pathogens or is this something that could or should be used in any soil? Reading the information Joel posted on his website, it seems there is several beneficial results of introducing BioGrow to the soil even if you're not battling a soil pathogen. Increased water absorbtion area of roots by 10 to 1000 times, freeing up certain nutrients, improving soil structures.....Is this something we all should be considering for use in our patch?

12/19/2003 9:10:33 PM

In the shade - PDX, OR

It is a known fact that Mycorrhizal Fungi are beneficial to overall plant health. Especially overcoming Fusarium and Pythium issues.


"Mycorrhizae produce enzymes that decompose organic matter, solubilize phosphorus and other nutrients from inorganic rock, and convert nitrogen into plant-available forms. They also greatly expand the soil area from which the plant can absorb water. In return for this activity, mycorrhizae obtain valuable carbon and other nutrients from the plant roots. This is a win-win mutualism between both partners, with the plant providing food for the fungus and the fungus providing both nutrients and water to the plant."

I see it as extra protection to one's root system.

12/20/2003 4:27:28 AM

Forestville, NY

my suggestion is 8inch s of finished compost 4oz - neptunes fish -feed grade molasses -Agro-k Symbex to the gallon of water spray it down on ground --till in --great bio pack

12/20/2003 7:53:21 AM

Syracuse, NY

Joel also states somewhere along the weigh that it makes good sense to inoculate the soil that is used to bury the
secondaries' roots with as well. the fungi is where the roots are at. they work together, so they should be together
at every turn to maximize the effect; because the vines are putting-down roots at 15, 30, 31, 35 feet, etc., the Mycorrhizae are not present anywhere other than where the inoculated roots are. now, if it were a tomato plant or a sunflower, the roots need only be inoculated once. but in a vining plant like the pumpkin, the SECONDARY roots need to be inoculated also. now, if the main stump roots extend out far enough, how far i don't know, and cross paths with the
secondaries' roots, that would inoculate the secondaries' roots, but i doubt that that happens. if it's up to me and cost-effective, everything i use to bury my vines with will have the Myco. in it. i think this is an AMAZING topic, like it was meant to be discovered for us AG growers!'pal2

1/2/2004 4:28:21 PM