Re: [compost_tea] Re: Watering (orchard mulch) mushrooms
Thanks everyone for the responses. It seems we should compost our stable
waste before mulching with it.
We are actually working on vermicomposting some of our material, but we're
having trouble getting enough green into the mix - so there's not enough
green to mix with all our output. We notice if the stable waste is left in
heaps for many months, it does get breakdown of manure, but still has a high
amount of sawdust left in it. These aged piles might be suitable as mulch?
They're not true compost, but they're aged. (Incidentally, the extra
undecomposed sawdust keeps supporting lots of fungal growth in these aged
piles for years.)
Another question arising:
Dave Anderson wrote
> I know Elaine already answered this, but here is the simple answer:
> No, do not use the old bedding directly as mulch without composting it
> first. You just described some great hot compost fixins (add straw and
> it is the recipe for mushroom compost) and compost is great mulch, so
> get to composting.
We always had a vague idea in the back of our heads that we were sitting on
a mountain of potential mushrooms. Where would we get detail about what's
involved in producing mushrooms from what we've got? I know an ideal
compost has a good fungal-bacterial ratio, but I guess mushroom compost
should be massively fungal? Any pointers?
Thanks again,
John Guth
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