[Gardener and Rabbit]

There's a large display of this in our Dobbies at the moment  - has anyone tried it out yet?

[jezza]

hi ive used mycorrhizal fungi rootgrow on cherry trees with great sucsess we made holes 18" deep at 3 foot spacings around the outer circumference  of the branches we used it 10 years ago when it first came out  as experimental for trees  jezza

[Trillium]

I've used mycorrhizal fungi for years and love the stuff. I can always tell which plants got missed (the smaller ones). It encourages loads more feeder roots on the plant, which leads to healthier and larger plants.

the secret is to dampen the root ball then roll it in the fungi and then plant into the hole. No strewing it out as one alleged tv show host said to do 

[mumofstig]

It doesn't work on

Brassicas, Azaleas, Rhododendrons and Heathers.

http://www.thenaturalgardener.co.uk/mycorrhizal_fungi.php

[Trillium]

Don't know how the UK stuff is formulated but over here they make specific types of the fungi powder: veg, fruits, flowers, shrubs & trees, bulbs. 5 types, so plants like brassicas, rhodos, etc would benefit from the fungi. When I run out of one type, I just use what I have and the plant doesn't seem to notice the difference.

[Gardener and Rabbit]

Thanks everyone for your advice; I'm going to give it a go next year.

[RJR_38]

I hadn't heard of it before and after doing some reading it sounds brilliant. I am expecting a big soft fruit delivery this winter for my fruit cage so am I right in thinking it would be beneficial for me to use this stuff whenI plant them out? It seems quite pricey but if it works the I don't mind!

[Trillium]

Definitely use it just as you plant out. As I mentioned earlier, dampen the rootball (if not already damp) and sprinkle the fungii cyrstals onto the root area and bottom, and then plant. Now the plant can make a lot more feeder rootlets than it could have before which results in a stronger, larger plant.

[RJR_38]

I've just ordered the gel version which is the recommended one for bare root plants