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semaphore



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"Compost" Mix
#14213163 - 03/31/11 02:52 AM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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We have a place that sells what they call "mushroom" compost, it is comprised of the following:
Mushroom compost consists of chicken manure, horse manure, peatmoss and straw
this is their process of making it:
The process begins by soaking the straw in water and then leaving it to drain so that it remains only just moist. Only a few drops should come out when squeezing a handfull of the moist straw.
Manure and Gypsum are then mixed into the straw and the heap formed up. Only poultry or horse manure should be used, the heap should then heat up quickly. Other types of manure will not produce enough heat.
For every bale of wheat straw, use about 36 liters of dry poultry manure (not litter, but actual manure) or Horse manure. As an alternative to mixing, the heap can be built up in layers of these proportions.
Gypsum is used at the rate of about 6.5 kg per tonne of manure, so a light sprinkling on each layer should suffice. If the compost looks greasy or sticky when turning, simply add more Gypsum. Do not ad lime, only gypsum.
Ideally, a heap should be six feet high in order to quickly develop enough heat, but a compost bin or tumbler could be used to contain and insulate smaller quantities. The compost should then be thoroughly turned on a weekly basis until it stops re-heating and the pH falls to neutral. At this point it should be used immediately so that only mushroom spawn has the chances to populate it.
My question is do you think this would be a good substrate to spawn to? It has chicken manure so i was just concerned about that.
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Divinity
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I was also reading about a mushrooms compost in my area. Cant remember if it's at Lowes or Home depot. Wouldnt mind finding this out myself
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cyantific
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if its what im thinking of its junk ... its *spent* substrate that has been used in the mass cultivation of commercial mushrooms ... ive yet to see actual "mushroom compost" like you get from the vendors here on shroomery in the retail world ...
better off with a manure mix ...
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anonjon
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Normally when you say mushroom compost it's as cyantific says, spent mushroom substrate.
However, what you describe is actually a substrate.
Sounds like a good one to me. I have excellent results with coir and chicken manure.
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semaphore



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Re: "Compost" Mix [Re: anonjon]
#14213343 - 03/31/11 04:41 AM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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Quote:
anonjon said: Normally when you say mushroom compost it's as cyantific says, spent mushroom substrate.
However, what you describe is actually a substrate.
Sounds like a good one to me. I have excellent results with coir and chicken manure.
I phoned them and it appears they get this from the mushroom farm and then sterilize it, so it would appear to be spent. so i would imagine all nutrients gone.
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cyantific
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Re: "Compost" Mix [Re: anonjon]
#14213346 - 03/31/11 04:45 AM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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yeah it sounded awesome but i think they mislead you by telling you what its made of prior to them using it haha ! assholes !
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semaphore



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Basterds. oh well.
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anonjon
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cyantific said: yeah it sounded awesome but i think they mislead you by telling you what its made of prior to them using it haha ! assholes !
Yeah seriously! what bullshit.
You can't tell me it's manure compost and then give me spent mushroom compost. Imagine u went to a restaurant and ordered a meal and they bring u a turd on a plate.
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cyantific
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Re: "Compost" Mix [Re: anonjon]
#14213385 - 03/31/11 05:08 AM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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haha yeah ... i did see something new last time at Lowe's though ... Black Hen ! you know like Black Kow but out of a birds ass instead ! never seen that before ... ive been wanting to try some of that shit ! ( pun very much intended )! at 1/20 ratio with coir i bet a bag goes a long way !
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