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Mushroom compost is a product which is used by gardeners and landscapers all over the world, the product you actually buy is the by-products of the growing process after the mushrooms are harvested. This article provides you the information to be able to make your own mushroom compost and save some time and money.
The ingredients you need to start to make mushroom compost is manure, hay, poultry manure, gypsum and mushroom spawn as well as a large compost bin and steam machine. When you have got all these ingredients you are ready to begin.
1. You need to begin by mixing the gypsum and manure.
2. Then added the mixture to the bottom of your compost bin and leave it out in the sunlight for 2 or 3 weeks, this will give it enough time to decompose. Once this has happened the bin needs to be covered to allow the compost to get heated and all the organic materials to become decomposed.
3. You need to use your steam machine indoors to allow the compost to pasteurize. The sterilized rooms with the ventilation has to be used for allowing the steam to blow inside the room till such time the room gets heated to an approximate of 1600.
4. After it is pasteurized it should be placed on trays and the mushroom spawn added and mixed.
5. Finally add the peat and moss and control the humidity and room temperature. The growth of mushroom then can be expected within 30 days.
A quality mushroom can be grown with the help of horse manure. This can be bought from shops or for fresh manure add 20% of wet straw and leave it outside. After some hours, the heaps centre will become hot. This process needs to be repeated and also kept moist. Once it has finally become rotten the centre will no longer be hot.
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Posted in Composting · January 17th, 2010 · Comments (0)