[tomato] =?iso-8859-1?Q?Re:_=5Btomato=5D_Mycorhizza__My_2=A2_Worth?=

Greg Park (Tomato@GlobalGarden.com)
Fri, 16 Jul 1999 09:45:10 -0700 

Hey Tom,

Please keep the group informed on the progress of your 'experiment'.  There
are so many controversial products out there these days and this is
certainly one of them, as we've all seen on this group(!)  There's nothing
better than hearing about personal experience with these things.  I was
planning to do the same thing this fall.

Greg Park
Zone 10, I think

-----Original Message-----
From: Tom Eilers <Eilers@thegrid.net>
To: Tomato@GlobalGarden.com <Tomato@GlobalGarden.com>
Date: Friday, July 16, 1999 7:58 AM
Subject: [tomato] Mycorhizza My 2¢ Worth


> Howdy,  This season I tested Mycorhizza in my Tomato patch.  Planted 50
>varieties and applied Mycorhizza per instructions to random plants (treated
75
>plants).  Have about 250 plants in garden, used compost with a little
manure
>over entire garden, didn't use Triple 14 Osmocote like I generally do for
fear
>it would be detrimental to Mycorhizza treated plants.  To date, all plants
are
>smaller than normal for this time of year, expect that is due to abnormal
>weather conditions.  Mycorhizza treated plants show no differences in size
or
>number of fruit set.  The season has a long way to go, will be anxious to
see if
>treated plants have a better over-all yield.  Per claims for rapid growth,
>increased yields, etc. etc.-havn't seen it yet.  Doubt if I will ever buy
or use
>this product again.  Good luck, Tom, North-Eastern CA
>