Re:Mushroom compost
- To: perennials
- Subject: Re:Mushroom compost
- From: n*@ucsd.edu (Nan Sterman)
- Date: Sun, 2 Nov 1997 16:47:29 -0700
>I used fresh mushroom compost mixed about half and half with potting
>soil to transplant a variety of annuals one year and burned a lot of
>them. I found I needed to use a lot less. They did great then. I would
>just be careful with small plants and if possible make sure it has
>really finished working before using. Janet
>
Mushroom compost has alot of salt in it (that's probably what burned your
plants), so you are best to leach out the salts by wetting/watering it
throughly before you use it.
Nan
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Nan Sterman, "gardening addict"
Olivenhain, California
Sunset Zone 24, USDA Zone 10b or 11
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So goes an old chinese proverb:
If you want to be happy for a few hours, get drunk;
If you want to be happy for a week-end get married;
If you want to be happy for a week, barbeque a pig;
If you want to be happy all your life long become a gardener
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