Chuck
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Please forgive me for my lack of understanding of what you are saying. Are you saying that molasses is a pathway for fungi to become a mutant able to go into places never gone to before? To grow into such numbers that they become detrimental? That they have become "specialized" to the point of living off of dead bacteria? That molasses causes this bacterial growth to the point where fungi can support themselves by living off of this dead population?Oh no..fungi even have developed the capacity to extend hyphae snares into the different ph environment favorable to bacteria and snare them out for dinner. But do not mistake what I said as some sort of live dinner statement. Like you said they feed on organic matter. And dead bacteria blooms are exactly that dead organic matter rich food. I agree that 2 oz per gallon is a good number..and less when it gets warm. I bet I was using a cup per gallon but that was quite a few years ago at this point.
I should point out that the organic matter produced by dying biological components in the soil can be amazing. This idea is the source of the amazonian earth that physically grows in size every year to the point that locals selling the topsoil find it has replaced itself every 10 years or so. A little sugar is a very good thing. And it weighs so much less than other soil amendments.