Mushroom Compost
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mjetta
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I would try to help but your too smart for me and way over my head
mjetta
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wouldn't mushroom compost involve soil?
mjetta
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go with perlite, try doing a hemp bucket, its PH neutral you can't go wrong!
TetraHyC
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Mushroom Compost - it is the left over soil (compost) from a commerical mushroom grow. By law, the stuff has to lay fallow (unused) for two years, before it can be sold. It tends to be pretty decent stuff. Because so much fungi action has occurred in it.
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I have mixed it with equal parts of worm castings, pertilite and some of my own compost & gotten good results. The stuff I bought was at a grocery store - greenhouse. I only paid $ 5 for a 40 pound bag. So, it was cheaper than most stuff you get at Wally World. It was very dark, & earthy smelling - always good signs. Plus since it has to sit so long, no weeds popped up, and there were no bugs (pests - gnats, flies or grub worms).
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Mushroom Compost - it is the left over soil (compost) from a commerical mushroom grow. By law, the stuff has to lay fallow (unused) for two years, before it can be sold. It tends to be pretty decent stuff. Because so much fungi action has occurred in it.
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I have mixed it with equal parts of worm castings, pertilite and some of my own compost & gotten good results. The stuff I bought was at a grocery store - greenhouse. I only paid $ 5 for a 40 pound bag. So, it was cheaper than most stuff you get at Wally World. It was very dark, & earthy smelling - always good signs. Plus since it has to sit so long, no weeds popped up, and there were no bugs (pests - gnats, flies or grub worms).
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phatkix
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there is a little "quote" button in the lower right corner.
i use mushroom compost all the time, it's killer stuff! i use a coco, mushroom compost and perlite mix for starting my banana seeds, they seem to love it.
Pookiedough
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Good stuff but damn it stinks.
South Texas
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Mushroom Compost is VERY,VERY decent stuff, depending on the MR Grower. Rice, wheat, etc. hulls & poultry manure is the prime contends. I drove to a Mushroom Farm, paid $20. for a heaping truck-load of compost. It was piled high, & packed into the truck, couldn't see out my back glass. Took half a day to drag the shit outta the truck. 80% of my soil used is MS Compost, & 99% of the watering/nutes is the same. Tomatoes can be planted directly into it. Caution. Worms don't like poultry manure, it will kill them, too much ammonia nitrate. My shit seems to be doing well. Find your nearest Rabbit raiser, they will be glad for you to get the shit out, it's WONDERFUL ferts, & worms love it. Dolly's coming, gotta fly, well, not fly, chained the house down to a tree.
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TetraHyC
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This is copied from another thread.
The right nursery will have it, some nursery's carry coco bricks, bails, and mat, haven't looked for MC yet.
I thought if you used the quote box it was only for replying to that thread, what if you swipe it(text) from another thread ??
Seamaiden
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Then when you click on the red box you'll immediately be redirected to that post in that thread, that's what.
TetraHyC
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Ohsogreen
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TetraHyc ... Mushroom Compost is an excellant admendment. I see you found that other post I did, so I will not repeat myself.
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A great semi-soilless mix can be made with it. But, you must use some peat moss or the Mushroom Compost will wash out.
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A good mix would be: (1) part Mushroom Compost (1) part Peat Moss (1) Part Pertilite (1) part Jiffy Seed Starting Mix - (it has fine screened peat moss & fine vermiculite - which help keep the MC in).
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That will make for a super micro-beastie playground - where roots will thrive.
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Hope this helps...
Keep it Real... Organic...or as close as you can.....
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bicycle racer
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i used a mushroom compost tea from zamzows it seemed to be quite effective and had many claims to the product. it was a little pricey though. that grow yielded very well so i may try the same or a similar product that is cheaper