If you have a cold frame, you can start spinach as soon as the structure is free of snow and ice. They ll grow slowly if night temperatures drop below freezing, but you ll still have the earliest spinach in town. The group is planning to organize lectures, plant sales and seed exchanges, and will offer free admission to Domaine Joly de Lotbini re and Les Jardin de M tis. Mycorrhizal fungi increase nutrient uptake by colonizing establishing themselves in a plant s roots, then producing their own thread-like structures called hyphae . These reach out into the soil and help plants absorb moisture and nutrients, and also help to fight off disease.
Plants supply the fungi with carbohydrates, in return, making it a symbiotic relationship.
Using a mycorrhizal mix or an inoculum is simple, but how effective it is depends on how often you cultivate the soil, your growing conditions, what you grow and your willingness to reduce using chemical pesticides and especially fertilizers. Mycorrhizal fungi don t work efficiently when in contact with large concentrations of fertilizers, notably phosphorus. But when plants have fungi to bolster nutrient intake, they won t need as much fertilizer anyway. Use the soil mix for planting or seeding, or when taking cuttings. On established plants, work inoculum into the soil at the drip line.