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So I was wondering about this today. I've got some potting soil I mixed up about 4 days ago to transplant some clones into. I mixed in some myco's like I always do and wetted down the soil. I ended up not using all of it - had about a gallon left over. I ended up using this a few days later on a larger mother plant that needed to be transplanted. Would the myco's still be viable at that point, since they sat in unused soil with no plants to support them for several days? I added some fresh myco's just in case but I was curious if this was redundant.
I ask because I know at least with brewing ACT, if you use mycos, you have to add them at the very end of the cycle, or even mix them in after the cycle is over. If I remember right after about 4 hours, if they have not come into contact with a plant root, they die. They are symbiotic organisms and the NEED plant roots to stay alive. Obviously the are dormant when they are in the granular or powdered form that these products are usually sold as. So what is is that actually "wakes them up" or activates them, or what ever you want to call it? Getting exposed to H20? Coming into contact with plant roots? How long do they remain viable in soil without coming into contact with plant roots?
I ask because I know at least with brewing ACT, if you use mycos, you have to add them at the very end of the cycle, or even mix them in after the cycle is over. If I remember right after about 4 hours, if they have not come into contact with a plant root, they die. They are symbiotic organisms and the NEED plant roots to stay alive. Obviously the are dormant when they are in the granular or powdered form that these products are usually sold as. So what is is that actually "wakes them up" or activates them, or what ever you want to call it? Getting exposed to H20? Coming into contact with plant roots? How long do they remain viable in soil without coming into contact with plant roots?