Comments on: DIY Soybean Inoculant http://sustainablesmallholding.org/diy-soybean-inoculant/ Permaculture, and Sustainable practices on a Lincolnshire Smallholding Fri, 17 Oct 2014 10:35:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.0 By: Deano Martin http://sustainablesmallholding.org/diy-soybean-inoculant/#comment-21923 Sun, 08 Dec 2013 18:03:36 +0000 http://sustainablesmallholding.org/?p=3986#comment-21923 Hi Andy
Your link was Phosphorous related and is similar to Nitrogen fixing bacteria in that the plants will encourage more association when they are short of something. However the link only refers to yield, and not to plant health, water stress, disease resistance etc. My plan is to use the soybeans after a heavy feeder, but before adding compost. That way I hope to maximise the total benefits that i can gain. Another option is to plant into good soil that has had a heavy addition of high carbon organic matter. Either way, I’m enjoying growing some unusual stuff

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By: Andy http://sustainablesmallholding.org/diy-soybean-inoculant/#comment-21902 Sat, 07 Dec 2013 21:48:58 +0000 http://sustainablesmallholding.org/?p=3986#comment-21902 Hi Deano, While doing a simple OU course on ecosystems the subject arose about mycorrhizal fungi and as I understand it the general rule is that it is advantageous in poor soils when the fungi can give something that the plant needs but when it is not needed either the plant will stop the fungi or the plant will suffer as a result of it. See link of simple test with soy beans

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By: Deano Martin http://sustainablesmallholding.org/diy-soybean-inoculant/#comment-5165 Wed, 10 Jul 2013 09:46:46 +0000 http://sustainablesmallholding.org/?p=3986#comment-5165 Thanks Darius

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By: Darius Namdaran http://sustainablesmallholding.org/diy-soybean-inoculant/#comment-5157 Wed, 10 Jul 2013 07:57:23 +0000 http://sustainablesmallholding.org/?p=3986#comment-5157 very cool

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