Re: Mushroom Soil
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- Subject: Re: Mushroom Soil
- From: "* S* <g*@email.msn.com>
- Date: Sun, 8 Mar 1998 09:24:58 -0700 (MST)
Just to put my 2 cents in, my brothers and I had a mushroom farm 12 years
ago and there is nothing wrong with mushroom soil (compost). What David is
saying is true, this rich stuff is Compost! Just till it in and enjoy.
Glenn
Glenn & Linda Simmons Springfield, Missouri
e-mail glennsimmons@msn.com or
gsimmons1@juno.com or lindaAsimmons@juno.com
-----Original Message-----
From: David Silverberg <sil1812@molalla.net>
To: Multiple recipients of list <iris-l@rt66.com>
Date: Sunday, March 08, 1998 3:30 AM
Subject: Mushroom Soil
>Hi All: The key here is not mushroom soil, but rather mushroom *compost*
>When I first moved to Oregon almost ten years ago both George Shoop and
>Bennett Jones took me aside and told me that the secret of their growth
>success was mushroom compost and they have not led me astray. When Nancy
>and I were preparing the guest beds for the '94 Portland convention we
>applied to each of 17 fifty foot rows approximately 10 cubic yards of
>mushroom compost along with 10-20-20 fertilizer and granular calcium
>sulfate to break up the heavy clay loam soil. This was then tilled with
>our 6 hp Troy Bilt to a depth of eight inches, allowed to settle for
>about a week and then we planted the guests as they arrived. When there
>were situations when tilling was not feasible, the mushroom compost was
>applied as a mulch around the iris and any other plant, bush, shrub, etc
>without any problem at all.
>When we moved into our new home 4 years ago and moved the 2000 varieties
>to a 5 acre parcel we must have used at least 50 cubic yards of mushroom
>compost.
>There is a mushroom "factory" in Salem, but they do not sell direct so
>we buy it from a dealer.
>The net result is that we have never had any problem with it causing rot
>or any other problem. The product is still composting when we receive it
>but if you work it in well you should have no problem. The compost
>should be available from most large gardening shops/nurseries.
>
>Regards
>Dave Silverberg,
>Molalla, Oregon
>
