Dear Thomas, The potential for soil invasions seems real. I have often wondered about the generic "mycorrhizae in a can" being attractively marketed in organic gardening catalogs. Terrestrial ecologists are still revealing so much about this long underappreciated community. By the way, one cheap and local way to introduce soil biota into your compost pile is mixing some of your soil in the pile.
Scott --- Scott Ruhren, Ph.D. Senior Director of Conservation Audubon Society of Rhode Island 12 Sanderson Road Smithfield, RI 02917 401-949-5454 -----Original Message----- From: Ecological Society of America: grants, jobs, news [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Thomas Hardy Sent: Friday, December 07, 2007 12:01 PM To: [email protected] Subject: "Bio-dynamic" composting starters Does anyone know if use of commercial preparations of bio-dynamic compost starters. chock-full of bacteria, soil fungi and perhaps a nematode or two, if used in other regions of the world might raise questions of "exotics-transfer"? Or are soil micro-flora pretty much "homogenized" after millions of years of climatic "adjustments", regardless of location? Thomas Hardy --------------------------------- Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search.
