Tarantula from Advanced Nutrients is a new break
through product for soil and hydroponic growing mediums. Tarantula is a
bacterial blend of 57 micro-organisms, with 1.4 billion Colony Forming Units per
gram. This gives Tarantula the highest concentration of micro-organisms in the
world. This rich blend of micro-organisms contains Bacillus, Streptomycetes
Actinomycetes, and Pseudomonas for plant growth. This mixture of diverse and
extremely rich micro-organisms forms a symbiotic relationship with the plants
root zone in the rhizsosphere. This produces healthy, strong plants and root
systems making the plants able to sustain many different types of stresses
produced by the variables of nature.
Tarantula has been thoroughly field tested and during those field trials,
Tarantula provided exceptional growth of test plants through both vegetative and
flowering phases. Root mass was greatly increased in further field trials when
Tarantula was used along with Piranha, these plots had an increase of 25%
more growth than with Piranha alone. Tarantula also releases through
microbial action very powerful cytokinins that aid the plant in greater lateral
branching and producing more budding sites along with greater girth and weight.
Over the last 460 million years beneficial soil micro-organisms have developed a
symbiotic relationship with plants. When a plant produces photosynthetic
compounds it releases carbon exudates into the soil, which micro-organisms
utilize as a good food source. The microbes in the rhizsosphere surround the
root to get a this food source. In turn, the micro-organisms, recycle nutrients,
improve surrounding soil structure and solubilize minerals for plant
availability. Both plant and soil organism benefit and the result is a healthier
plant and soil.
Unfortunately today many soils are grossly out of balance and are virtually
devoid of beneficial microbial populations. This is due primarily to clearing
natural areas, disturbance and over reliance on pesticides and inorganic
fertilizers to treat the symptoms rather than the cause of the problem; both
adversely affect the beneficial microbial populations found in healthy soil.
Tarantula re-establishes beneficial microbial populations and provides the soil
with the necessary components to promote healthy growth and reduce plant stress.
Beneficial bacteria provide a number of other benefits to both the soil and the
plant. Specifically, the microbes will minimize nutrient leaching, aid in
nutrient cycling and absorption, improve soil structure, solubilize minerals
(including phosphorous) for plant availability, enhance seed germination,
stimulate root growth and produce natural plant growth hormones. Research has
shown that beneficial bacteria are most effective when used in combination with
beneficial mycorrhizal fungi. The mycorrhizal fungi are keystone species that
support and protect the activities of the beneficial bacteria.
Groups of Bacteria and their specific benefits:
Bacilius and Paenibavillus (Bacteria)
Decompose organic matter and pesticide residues
Enhance plant growth
Increase nutrient cycling / solubilize minerals
Produce natural plant growth hormones Improve soil aggregation
Psuedomonas (Bacteria)
Produce natural plant growth hormones
Enhance seed-germination and viability of emerging seedling
Solubilize phosphorous
Azotobacter
Converts atmospheric nitrogen to plant available nitrogen
Streptomyces (Actinomycetes)
Decompose organic matter
Points of Difference:
- Highly Concentrated formula
- Is a complex blend of 57 different bacterial micro-organisms.
- Contains 1.4 billion CFU's
- Turns root zone debris into nutrients, converts airborne nitrogen into nutrient nitrogen, protects Seedlings, potentiates Phosphorus, stimulates growth and yield.
- Improves soil structure, recycles nutrients, decomposes organic matter,produces cytokinins, more efficient nutrient uptake, increased root mass, more budding sites, better stress resistance.
FAQ's
Q. What is the difference between Voodoo Juice and Tarantula?
A. Both are concentrates of Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria or "PGPR"; these are "Super Symbiotic" strains of bacteria found in healthy soil, amongst thousands of strains of "regular" symbiotic bacteria.
Voodoo is a liquid suspension of 5 select PGPR
Tarantula is a Powder concentrate of spores of many different beneficial bacterial strains
(Note Piranha is a powder concentrate of beneficial fungal spores)
Both products are to be diluted as directed, and can be applied to the roots or as foliar spray
Q. Can I use Hy-Ox with beneficial cultures? ( Piranha, Tarantula, Voodoo Juice, Sensizym)
A. Absolutely not... Hy-Ox will damage or kill the beneficial cultures (Piranha, Voodoo Juice, Tarantula) and may seriously affect the effectiveness of Sensizym
Q. Can I use Tarantula on my outdoor crop and if so, what is the application
rate?
A. Yes, you can use Tarantula on your outdoor crop. Follow the instructions on the bottle for application rates.