Re: [tomato] mycorrhizal Fungi
Kuczwanski@aol.com (Tomato@GlobalGarden.com)
Sun, 18 Apr 1999 09:52:21 EDT
Great question. I'm looking forward to the responses. My guess is, speaking
as a person with some education in botany and ecology but new to tomatoes, is
that all plants probably have their mycorhyzza in the wild, as well as a
favorite type of soil that they are adapted to. Since both heirlooms and
hybrids are variations from the wild, they may also have variations in these
requirements, but they are still going to be pretty close. As I understand
it, tomatoes are native to Central and South America, but I don't know
anything about the soil requirements in the wild. Most people say they are
pretty easy to grow, thus I would guess they are adapted for a wide variety
of soils. As a science, the study of mycorhyzza is as new as plate
techtonics. Enough is known to say that mycorhyzza and earthquakes happen,
but there is much to learn about the details.
Linda Kuczwanski
In a message dated 4/18/99 8:42:45 AM Central Daylight Time,
orchid@ispchannel.com writes:
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Well, my question here is.....is VAMF for people who have low moisture, low
phosphorous soil and the fungi compensates for it, and the rest of us with
well watered, good fertilized soil don't need it? Or is going the low
phosphorous, VAMF Fungi better in the long run?
Peter, South Florida, Zone 10 >>