[compost_tea] mushroom type compost for worms

From: Timothy Clark <ground-up_at_hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 6 Apr 2011 15:05:14 -0700


Currently using comercially produced spent mushroom blocks for worm bedding=
. At present the blocks have to be exposed to heavy winter rains to reduce =
salts and ammend pH. The mushrooms also have an affect of self preservation=
 and other microbes are challenged to reproduce and enhance the break down =
of the structure of the block and change the chemistry. Exploring possible =
recipe to make my own material but exclude raising mushrooms. Looking at sa=
w dust, straw, grain meal which has had the oil extracted by heat and eithe=
r calcium sulfate CaSO4 or Ammonium Sulfate ((NH402S04). Wishing I had paid=
 more attention in chemistry. My question is regarding the use in organic c=
omposting of one of these sulfates. The recipe thus far comes from internet=
 research. Again the goal is to make dark rich OMRI listed worm castings an=
d by-pass the issues of salts and hardness of used spent mushroom blocks. A=
ny comments on how to speed up the break down of the current material is we=
lcomed. When this material is corrected the worms prosper.

Thanks

Tim

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