So....we growers can't improve on Mother Nature? There's a HOST of things growers and farmers use that Mother Nature doesn't provide. Molasses feeds the microorganisms that the plants need for good health and vigor.
Ron, you point out the need for proper nutrients for plants, but somehow can't see that MO is part of that.
You point out the benefits of Mycos, but you don't seem to understand the meaning of "symbiotic." Symbiotic means it's a 2 way street. Both plant and fungi provide benefits to each other.
Your post shows a lot of conclusions drawn from a very incomplete knowledge of the Rhyzosphere. It's hugely complex involving thousands of critters, not just mycos. Sugars feed most of them so that they exist in higher numbers, increasing their benefit to the plants either directly or indirectly. -granger
My point was that the plant provides the food (sugars) for the mycorrhizae. This is why it forms around roots. Also why it is beneficial in helping with the uptake of nutrients.
I think I understand the term symbiotic just fine. The relationship is between plant and fungi not plant, fungi and grandma's backstrap molasses.
The plant can only support what it can support. Once the roots have been colonized, thats it.
What other "critters" is the molasses feeding? What is the point of feeding them?