Re: [tomato] VAM
Thomas Giannou (Tomato@GlobalGarden.com)
Mon, 19 Apr 1999 21:51:16 -0700
Dear John,
Do not use Bat Guano. It is too high in phosphate. Be cautious with the
fish emulsion also... if the phosphorus is over 2% you should not use it.
Best Regards,
Thomas Giannou
Spokane, Washington
-----Original Message-----
From: John Cramer <cramerj@ij.net>
To: Tomato@GlobalGarden.com <Tomato@GlobalGarden.com>
Date: Monday, April 19, 1999 8:42 PM
Subject: Re: [tomato] VAM
>I've been advised by my source for mycorrhizal spores that it's safe to
>use fish
>emulsion and bat guano(I think that's the right word). Anything
>organic. He was
>concerned that I might be using Miracle Grow or any other like product.
>It will kill the spores.
>
>"Byron.Bromley" wrote:
>
>> If VAM does a number on plants that have that low of P
>> rating in the soil, whats it going to do for gardeners that
>> use Miricale Gro 15-35-15 or Bloom 10-60(52?)-10, That
>> combination really should burn up your plants.
>> READ labels, I have to agree, 100% on that one. Just 1 example
>> there are a least 5 different plant out times for different seeds.
>> The big problem is most manufacturers don't allow you to read
>> labels until the product label has been destroyed so you can't get
>> a refund. Or the labels are not complete enough, after you
>> have screwed something up and you contact the maker, then they
>> send you a big sheet of what should have been done.
>>
>> Byron
>