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Wednesday, August 15, 2012

Mycorrhizal Test part 2 Day 7

Looks like I'll be planting corn and sunflowers very soon.

Nitro Max

Nitro Max and Mycorrhizal

Potter's Mix

Potter's Mix and Mycorrhizal

Monday, August 13, 2012

Mycorrhizal Test part 2 Day 5

Here are the results of 5 days under the grow lights. Light is cut back to 12 hours a day. An additional 2000 ml of water are added to the tray and each was given a spray of their respective treatments.
Nitro-Max

Nitro Max and Mycorrhizal

Potter's Mix

Potter's Mix and Mycorrhizal

This test was started on 8/8/2012 with store bought sunflowers and sweet corn. Seeds were split into four trays. The first tray, the seeds were inoculated with Nitro-Max from J&J Agri-products. The second tray was inoculated with both Nitro-Max and Mycorrhizal. The third tray was inoculated with Potter's Mix. The fourth tray was inoculated with Potter's Mix and Mycorrhizal. The grow medium is Eco-Coir (coconut husks) and the trays were each filled with 2000 ml of de-chlorinized water.

Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Seed test Day 16

Day 16 Control

Day 16 NitroMax

Day 16 System D

Day 16 side by side comparison

Day 16 Control Measurement (about 3 cm)

Day 16 NitroMax measurement (about 5 cm)

Day 16 SystemD measurement (about 6cm)

Day 16 side by side comparison

Day 16 Control root measurement (about 5 cm)

Day 16 NitroMax root measurement (about 6 cm)

Day 16 root measurement (about 6cm)

Day 16 NitroMax feeder roots

Day 16 SystemD feeder roots

Day 16 Control feeder roots

This is not part of the test group, but they are the prior plants picked and measured from the three groups. Notice the feeder roots growing out of the bottom of the planter and spreading out into the petri dish.

The three groups are beginning to crowd the seedling containers, so on the 16th day of the test, the largest of each group were removed and replanted in a 3X6 rack and placed outside using store bought potting soil. Great care was taken to preserve hair and feeder roots and to avoid disturbing the growing medium, as much as possible.