Spring 2022 has not been a repeat of spring 2021 for most North American growers, retailers, and landscapers. Gone are the more simplistic days of supplying products to a Covid restrictive captive audience. Overcoming challenges have been the norm for horticulturalists this season. In this article, we will focus our attention on areas where your actions can make a difference. We are not advocating that mycorrhizae application is the panacea for all of today’s challenges, but it should be seen as an important tool all of us can use to mitigate risk for the plants our businesses are built upon and ultimately increase the stability of the industry’s growing, retailing and landscape industries.