Application of mushroom manure/compost

Good morning,

Does anyone have a preference as to when to spread mushroom compost? 
Some recent posts re winterizing mentioned applying it now.  I have
always applied it in the spring, but am willing to put some in the
garden now, if it would help the spring bulbs and early perennials.

What are your thoughts and opinions?

Cheers!
Betty (Z8, Delta, BC, where we are actually having two days in a row of
sunshine!)

Blee811@aol.com wrote:
> 
> In a message dated 11/18/99 9:34:20 AM Eastern Standard Time,
> lynnagl@mindspring.com writes:
> 
> <<     We do use a leaf blower all over the corners and beds in the yard
> before
>  my husband gets out the John Deere 'leaf vacuum'...the first fall we lived
>  here we could not believe the amount of leaves that fell!  >>
> 
> I live in the middle of the woods and also have several large trees in the
> yard and field.  The past nine years I have raked numerous times and run the
> shredder for hours.  Even all the way to Thanksgiving.  This year the leaves
> are already all down and I was able to handle all of them by running the lawn
> tractor over them.  I estimate they are a third the volume of past years.
> The drought, no doubt.
> 
> We have two compost piles that get the bulk of the shredded leaves and others
> go over the vegetable beds--6-10" worth.  And these get covered with black
> plastic in the spring and we plant through holes.  You would not believe how
> productive these beds are.  In other beds I have used mushroom compost and
> created really marvelous soil.  But I have learned from experience that this
> MUST be an ongoing activity as these organic amendments do not last forever
> and must be replenished annually.
> 
> Has anyone else noticed that they didn't have nearly as many leaves this year
> as in the past?
> 
> Bill Lee
> Z6a Cincinnati
> 
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