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Giant pumpkins = Tailgate; Probably the basket is for eggs or tomatoes, etc. and other things would come about if that were to DROP! I've been reading and although not a main nor preferred source of nutrients but still a stepping stone for Myco to the next plant's roots and/or for it to Myco-slurp on anyway, wood chips, I think, would be fine to have in one's soil, decomposing and loosening/aerating the soil butt I'd never use them intentionally, like, I would if there was nowhere to PUT them except into my AG-intensive soil, and never without the soil being heavily-amended with Myco, as I am a firm believer in its magic. Later---eric g

3/22/2026 5:09:56 AM

Grittyville, WA

I'm only considering using addotional carbon atop the soil really. I think even a small loss of oxygen in the soil isn't worth it. We'll see. My plan for this year is following my own instincts. I do see a role for myco this year. I'll explain my thinking later if I can show my instincts were correct

3/22/2026 9:51:23 AM

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As far as the worms are deep in anyone's soil, to me, is where it must be good livin'; When we till, we kill and I've often wondered how many worms are killed by it and also how quickly do they recover. Maybe it's 1 in 1,000 and one week to have recovered numerically. I'll research the depth of basic NY worms and just think about it some more. I have read that Myco can be added to the soil at the surface if raked in and any other roots get a whiff of it before descending, so, maybe a dusting of that when I plant any cover crop to initiate surface-to-ground
Myco Missiles, lol. In my experiments, the roots are submerged for a very long time; The only drawback has been a sulfurous odor in a prescription bottle that thankfully...went away.
PS---Explain your thinking, anyway, lol---eric g

3/22/2026 6:28:19 PM

Grittyville, WA

I won't try to explain anything that needs an experiment run first. But occasionally you see freakishly large weeds in an abandoned sidewalk or along the edge of a barn or at some inactive gravel pit and you have to wonder why those plants are doing so well
you may ask yourself what factors cause their size?! And perhaps its just nutrients but I think there can be other factors as well.

Myco video you might like, by Kempf/Ailts:

https://m.youtube.com/results?sp=mAEA&search_query=John+kempf+146

3/22/2026 6:40:20 PM