Mushroom compost
I just put two pick-up truck loads of mushroom compost, freshly made (about
150 degrees Fahrenheit off the twenty-foot high pile) at my local mushroom
farm, on my back yard. Looks like it will take two more loads to cover the
whole thing. In the middle of the spreading work, when the smell was making
me think that maybe the neighbors might not think I was such a wonderful
fellow, I had this thought - is there a down side to mushroom compost?
I can vaguely recall postings on how wonderful it is, but nothing is without
drawbacks. Aside from the smell, does anyone know
1. What actually goes into this hot, sticky clumpy stuff?
and
2. Are there any cautions or things to watch out for?
and
3. Is it worth putting more in next spring?
I hope that when I rototill in it this weekend, the smell goes down.
Thanks for any feedback.
John
(In San Jose, where it was 80 degrees today unusually hot)
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