Used some 15 years ago on some Q.rubra planted alongside the driveway and grafted pecans we were planting. Didn't have a control group planted at the same time to compare to, but comparing those to subsequent oaks & pecans I've grown, dug, and transplanted, I can't give any positive review suggesting that the mycorrhizal inoculants did anything. If anything, those inoculated trees have grown much less vigorously than bigger specimens I've grown, hand-dug, and transplanted. I doubt that the mycorrhizae caused poorer performance, but they sure haven't given me any reason to spend those $$ again.

I always use 3% hydrogen peroxide right out of the bottle in plant rot emergencies. Any fleshy root, rhizome, bulb, succulent, etc. can handle it full strength no problem (in my personal experience) It's an insecticide for soil dwelling pests in larval form that feed on root systems. It instantly aerates and loosens compacted soil that won't drain. It's totally safe and organic (you can put it in your mouth, it is an oral debriding agent afterall). It'll foam up on the plant just like it does when used to treat scrapes and cuts on skin. The more rot, the more it foams. If treating a plant in a container, the soil level will even rise like dough because the reaction's byproduct is oxygen and water. Once the foaming subsides, I give a splash of fresh water to wash any residue away. Let the wound dry and callus before watering again or replanting.

mare-wbpa - My husband uses one of the dental devices you referred to in your post. But we live in Canada - and no we had to pay for it. He is now past 65 and when he needs a new (third device) we will have to pay for it as well.. About 8 years ago I finally managed to have him mention his very loud snoring to his doctor. His doctor referred him first to his dentist - who in term referred him to a specialist who makes the sleeping aid device. The doctor told my husband - as did the specialist that often the dental device will solve the issue. However, the specialist had to take several measurements of my husband's mouth to determine if he would be a candidate for a device. Not everyone is. He was a candidate and so the appliance was made. The first once cost $1,000 Cdn. - neither our provincial health plan nor his office plan would pay towards the cost. If you take care of it, the lifetime expectancy is 5 years. My biggest fear was that he would not wear it. But after the first night he was very happy - the device just opened his airway enough that it made a huge difference. He still snores loudly if on his back, but not nearly as much as when on his side. At the 5 year mark he had to go back and have another device made - this one cost $1,200. Actually, the dentist said that despite being 5 years old it was in better shape than others he had seen that were 1 year old. The trick was the container I bought for him to keep it in - one of those small thermal jars. And he had to use the Polident retainer cleanser on the device. He does have eye issues - including glaucoma in one eye. A few months ago his eye specialist decided he should send my husband for a sleep study because often sleep apnea can be related to glaucoma. He was a 5 on his side and a 7 on his back - so he was cleared of sleep apnea since he only reached a 7 when he was sleeping on his back. I was grateful because I have seen the machines and read all about them on the website that was provided by another poster - and my husband is a mouth breather so that would have made using the CPAP machine more difficult. But if he needed it, he would have needed it - no questions asked. A look at the site would not hurt, the posters are good people. My husband is not overweight nor does he have diabetes. When he had his eye surgery he was the only one in the waiting room who did not have diabetes - and again at the sleep study they were surprised he was not over weight or suffering from diabetes. The dentist did warn him against buying one of the dental devices sold at the pharmacy - or "as seen on TV". It most definitely has to be made to fit your mouth. I would not have been comfortable had he been asked to send back an impression - the dentist did it. Sometimes he will put one of those Nose Strips on his nose together with the appliance - especially when we are away from home. This helps his snoring even more. Snoring and bad vision are very common in his family. I hope you are able to find a solution. I am a diagnosed insomniac who also had a sleep study performed many years ago. I do not have sleep apnea, but I do have the opposite reaction to anything that would sedate the normal person. So sleeping pills, anti-histamines, locals etc. have no effect on me. I would give up something to be able to sleep - but it is not in the cards for me. If you could somehow manage it, I would try for a device.

My DH has been using one for a while now (emmi dent) but I haven't tried it so only know what he's said about it. He got too impatient to use the ultrasonic every day and if you rush through it, it doesn't work so well so most days does regular brushing and uses the ultrasonic once a week now and said it makes his teeth feel really clean afterwards. It's different to an electric toothbrush in that it doesn't use brushing to clean the teeth but the ultrasonic waves to do that so from what he's said about it, it takes a bit of getting used to since if you aren't paying attention you start "brushing" the teeth with it instead of holding the brush against the teeth a section at a time. I guess it's a bit like switching to an electric toothbrush for the first time, you often find yourself rigorously brushing out of habit instead of moving the brush slowly across the teeth.