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resptodd
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Making compost for shrooms
#7742602 - 12/10/07 08:31 PM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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Am I the only one who makes compost for growing shrooms? I would like to post the contents of the compost I make as a tek.
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im_on_a_boat
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Re: Making compost for shrooms [Re: resptodd]
#7742610 - 12/10/07 08:33 PM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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i would be interested, but there are compost teks out there..
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Wronguy

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Re: Making compost for shrooms [Re: im_on_a_boat]
#7742626 - 12/10/07 08:37 PM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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I routinely use a composted substrate. I have worked for years to develop a superior composted substrate, but using a composted substrate is a lot more work than most people want to do. You're probably not going to see a lot of threads on composting for this reason.
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resptodd
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Re: Making compost for shrooms [Re: Wronguy]
#7742645 - 12/10/07 08:42 PM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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So, waste of time to log what I'm doing? 'Cause I'll tell ya' if people take the time to make a compost substrate the benefits are phenomenal. A compost can be started and ready within 2 months, then ya' have a superior (IMHO) substrate.
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Wronguy

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Re: Making compost for shrooms [Re: resptodd]
#7742658 - 12/10/07 08:45 PM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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It does not take that long. You can have a superior composted substrate ready for production in about 3 weeks. Far superior? Absolutely!
I highly encourage you to document your process and share with the community. Just be as detailed as possible. Thanks in advance for documenting this if you choose to do so.
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eman113
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Re: Making compost for shrooms [Re: resptodd]
#7742697 - 12/10/07 08:53 PM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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Not a waste just some people are lazy. I'd probly try it just to compare results to some of my mixes. Always looking for better
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resptodd
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Re: Making compost for shrooms [Re: Wronguy]
#7742827 - 12/10/07 09:29 PM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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Here goes guys, take your time, get a shovel and turn,turn,turn to aerate. I started with a cheap rubbermaid garbage can with lid (55gallon) from walmart, drilled many, many 1/2 inch holes through the entire can (esp. bottom) except lid. Compost is fantastic in the fact it will turn most any veggy matter into a workable sub. 10lbs Hpoo (I use fresh, 2-3 rinses in a 5gallon bucket with screen lid, drain well, but it will still be super wet, that's a good thing), 2 cups chicken poo (high nitrogen, good pathogens), 1 bail soaked wheat straw (essential, I spent hrs clipping an entire bail down to 2-3inch pieces, till my fingers bled, put it in a large black plastic bag added a gallon of water overnight), 1/2 cup blood meal(walmart), 2lbs cottonseed meal( I use cotton seed hulls because they are hard to find, and I just happened to fall into them at an agriculture store),1/4 cup super phosphate (triple phosphate walmart), 1lb potash walmart, 1-3lbs gypsum( I used 3lbs), compost activator ( I use "bonide" compost maker found at ace hardware). I just laid it all out in the yard turn, turn, turn, with a shovel till mixed, then start shoveling into the trash can, you need to aerate this daily with a shovel, turning over, turning over. In about 3-4 weeks it will start looking like rich black dirt, the next 3-4 weeks builds up the beneficial bacteria (IMHO just as beneficial as fire fang). The smell is like being deep in a forest (actually pleasant). I have been composting for over 5 years and love doing it as much as I love growing the shrooms. After the first 4 weeks you need to start watching the pH, a pH of 7-7.5 is optimal I use lime flour, it makes quicker adjustments. I have have a couple ingredients that I use that I don't know how to explain how to incorporate into the mix because it comes well into the cooking phase, that is molasses( feeds the microbes, not always necessary, another is lineolic acid adds fats which benefit shroom growth, both additives are something I've just learned to eyeball. Anyone willing to take this on I would love to help. I'm always open to PM. By the way way, I have 3 55gallon barrels, I'd be willing to part with some. 1 can is done and ready to go out if ya' want some. Oh, 1 more thing ya' gotta water it, 'bout every three days just to ensure it stays moist. good luck.
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resptodd
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Re: Making compost for shrooms [Re: resptodd]
#7742835 - 12/10/07 09:32 PM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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That was my first poke at trying to get my "tek" across, this stuff works, it grows incredibly strong rhyzomatic myc.. Any ?s, please ask I'll do the best I can at clearing things up.
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resptodd
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Re: Making compost for shrooms [Re: resptodd]
#7743050 - 12/10/07 10:23 PM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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Any one know how to post this as a tek? Best damn substrate out there, it's work well worth it. I don't do pix. I'm just a figment of your fukn' imagination.
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