Puffnug's statement:
I've never talked with Fatman, but from what I've read he is an Aero guy. What he doesn't mention or maybe know, is that Aero basically negates the positive effects of Myco's because the system itself produces such effective root mass. Thats why Aero runs such low parts, that and clogging issue, but Aero will burn easy. I now use 60% of the ppm's I used before Myco's because of the Aero like root structure. So its easy for me to see how someone in Aero would conclude Myco's ineffective. /QUOTE]
Here's Fatman's email reply to this last post by Puffnug' (please dont' shoot the messenger..)
>danielle,
I don't know whether to laugh or cry. I thought I taught folks better than that. Myco is a result a lack of a good number of hair roots. Myco draws water and nutrients to lateral roots as there are insuficient hair roots reaching out for water and nutrients. Hair roots draw in nutrients and water through their tips which would extend beyond the Myco. Well 'haired out' root systems are totally non existent in nature. There is nearly always MYCO in abundance in nature as they are typically spurred on by the exudate that the roots release as a result of stress. Aero plants do not experience the stress and also do not have the medium to absorb and hold root exudate (if it was emitted) so no Myco. Would Myco help aero roots to any great extent?, NO, Myco proliferates in area parallel to root growth so as to draw water in perpendicular to root growth. Hair roots take up over 95% of the water and nutrients of aero plants with hair roots ...and as said before hair roots take in water/nutrients at their tips.
As for clogging, that is absurd.
As for low ppm nutrients it is because aero takes in minimal water in comparison to other plant growing methods, and it realeases very little of that water or its nutrients. We are spraying ml's of water not gallons. When I say aero I mean HP aero or air atomized aero.
Don't flame me..I'm not fatman (or fatgirl hehe) just his associate trying to help out. This is a thread with his name on it so don't you'all think it's good to have his input? By the way I cleaned up that email haha you can imagine..