# How Mycorrhizal Fungi Can Help Achieve Carbon Zero Goals And Support Your Plants! 

- Link: https://rd2.co.nz/how-mycorrhizal-fungi-can-help-achieve-carbon-zero-goals-and-support-your-plants/
- Published: 2024-04-22T23:51:01+00:00
- Author: RSF Admin

Anyone who has been following Roots, Shoots & Fruits for the past few years will
have heard of Mycorrhizal Fungi and for those of you who are new to this blog, read
on to learn more about these underground superheroes. 

Mycorrhizal Fungi have the (super) power to help you grow wonderful healthy produce
in soil that is alive with beneficial organisms and the potential to help New Zealand
reach our Carbon Zero goals through carbon storage. Choose Mycorrhizal fungi as 
your **environmental product** of choice for sustainable and productive farming!

How is this possible? 

## Mycorrhizal fungi are unsung heroes for your garden! 

Mycorrhizal fungi are living organisms which have been shaping the evolution of 
terrestrial plants for 400 million years!  These tiny, but mighty fungi work their
magic underground, forming a symbiotic bond with plant roots, improving plant growth
and soil health and supporting the environment by storing carbon in permanent sinks
in the soil.

When you use Mycorrhizal fungi in your home garden, you are giving your fruit, vegetables
and trees better access to water and nutrients that are typically hard to reach (
like phosphorus), and protection from a wide-range of diseases.  You’re adding life
to your soil, making it more friable, rich in organic matter and resilient to the
stresses of changing weather patterns, from drought to heavy rain. 

Crucially, there is less need for harmful, synthetic fertilisers which are known
to pollute waterways and have detrimental effects on human health.   And, it’s so
incredibly simple to use!  Adding a Rootella, Mycorrhizal fungi T-bag to your planting
hole, or sprinkling Mycorrhizal fungi around the hole, or adding some to your growing
media when raising seedlings – all of these methods ensure plant roots are inoculated
and can reap the benefits provided by these beneficial organisms. As an **environmental
product**, Mycorrhizal fungi support sustainable farming practices and contribute
to healthier ecosystems.

Watch video [here](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4LytqSOGaWc&embeds_referring_euri=https%3A%2F%2Frd2.co.nz%2F&source_ve_path=MjM4NTE&feature=emb_title)
to understand more how Mycorrhizal fungi work. 

Using Mycorrhizal fungi in your garden is a win/win for your garden and for the 
environment because of the amount of carbon Mycorrhizal fungi can sequester for 
carbon storage, and every step towards Carbon Zero helps.

## Reaching Carbon Zero With Mycorrhizal Fungi 

Mycorrhizal fungi are the main pathway of carbon storage into soil and soil, along
with the oceans, is an important carbon sink for the planet, capable of storing 
considerably more carbon than vegetation alone. Soil contains almost two times as
much carbon as the atmosphere, living flora, and animals combined. And the good 
news is that the healthier your soil, the more carbon it can store. This process
of storing carbon is called carbon sequestration and is essential in mitigating 
climate change.

This makes Mycorrhizal fungi a powerful carbon sequestration tool on the road towards
Carbon Zero as it has the ability to absorb carbon from the atmosphere and store
it in permanent sinks in the soil – even in your backyard garden.

Using **Roots, Shoots & Fruits’ highly concentrated Mycorrhizal fungi product, Rootella**,
for carbon sequestration and carbon storage offers all the incredible benefits Mycorrhizal
fungi can provide for your garden. By choosing this **environmental product**, you’re
actively participating in a process that can help mitigate the impacts of climate
change. Even the smallest actions we take in our own backyard, like using Rootella,
can have far-reaching effects for us and the natural world.

Shop for Rootella [here ](https://rd2.co.nz/gardener/shop/?_shop-type=home)