A concentrated water-soluble liquid soil conditioner, consisting of probiotic micro-organisms that support a balanced soil microbial ecology.
In short, soil inoculants promote healthy soils which in turn create the perfect environment to grow plants, bushes, and trees. Soil inoculants consist of beneficial rhizospheric, endophytic microbes, and bacteria which all play a role in boosting the organic matter of your soil, which provides nutrients to plants.
Tiny Team is a concentrated probiotic soil inoculant. It is registered and manufactured in South Africa and has a diverse range of uses. Tiny Team is not chemically synthesized or genetically engineered or modified. It is non-toxic, non-corrosive, and safe to use around humans, animals, and plants.
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Mycorrhizae (fungus roots) are a symbiotic association formed when fungi colonise a plant’s root system. They form a network of fine filaments that help host plants draw nutrients and water from the soil, enhancing uptake by exploiting a larger volume of soil than the plant roots alone can do.
Mycorrhizae form with more than 90% of land plant species. Most herbaceous plants, including agricultural crop species, benefit from the symbiotic relationship between fungi and plant roots.
Mycorrhizae draw nutrients from the soil that the root system could not access otherwise. This symbiotic relationship stimulates plant growth by helping the plant become more efficient at obtaining nutrients and water. Mycorrhizae are especially important in assisting the host with the uptake phosphorus and nitrogen, two nutrients vital to plant growth.
In most plants, mycorrhizae involve plant exchange of photosynthates in return for fungal exchange of mineral nutrients. However, there are some plants that are said to be non-mycorrhizal, which means they don’t form a symbiotic relationship with the microbes. These plant species have roots that are highly resistant to mycorrhizal fungi and normally remain uncolonised. Plants that don’t form recognised mycorrhizae include blueberries, other ericaceous plants, brassicas, spinach and beetroot.
The quantity of mycorrhizae decreases drastically In soil that has been disturbed by human activity. And when there are not enough mycorrhizae to provide a significant benefit to plant growth and health, it becomes important to compensate for this lack by adding microbial fungi to the soil.
Microbial fungi inputs should be mixed with sufficient water for good coverage. It’s important to ensure that the inoculant comes into contact with growing roots for effective colonisation.
Mycorrhizae begin working immediately after application. They take about four weeks for the colony to establish the symbiotic relationship with a growing plant root. Though timelines vary by plant species, growing protocol, etc., it generally takes about eight weeks for the grower to notice visible benefits.
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