Got a pick up load a few years ago for $10 . It had many different manure in it. Worked great for my tomatoes.
@CountryLivingExperience
4 ай бұрын
Awesome!
@cjmac3636
3 жыл бұрын
It depends on the mushroom compost is it manure based or wood. Wood based has been great for me on all my plants and flowers. Manure tends to be very high ph and nutrient so I'd just use it to supplement soil by 20%. Iv had great success with wood based compost on 50 / 50 mix with top soil.
@magnumllama400
9 ай бұрын
What is manure
@MyrtleBeachWebAngel
5 ай бұрын
@@magnumllama400 💩💩💩
@amtra1778
5 ай бұрын
animal poop, usually cow, horse, or chicken. If it doesn't specifically say on the bag it's probably a mix.@@magnumllama400
@nancywebb6549
2 жыл бұрын
Filled some beds with mushroom compost 2 years ago. Everything grew like crazy. Last year not so good. Over the winter I have grown a multi cover crop in the beds. I am going to cut it down and will put a layer of soil on it and plant into that.
@CountryLivingExperience
2 жыл бұрын
Cool. Yes, you always have to replace nutrients that are lost.
@Oldfarmlady
2 жыл бұрын
We've used nothing but mushroom compost in many beds @ about 8inch thick. Everything grew perfect for yrs. Then I just layered leaves and yard clippings. No tilling ever. Never had to add anything. Fast forward 10 yrs and now we do our own compost. I think people make compost harder than it needs to be. It isn't hard. We put everything in our compost from chicken feathers, manure from our farm animals, food scraps, organs from processing, eggs ,fish. You name it, it goes in the compost. We even turn the mushrooms back into our compost piles. Compost is extremely easy if folks don't over complicate it.
@fawahbawah
2 жыл бұрын
did you put seedlings straight in? how did they do?
@GavinStoneDIY
3 жыл бұрын
We grow straight in the mushroom compost every year. I think it depends on where you’ve gotten it.
@CountryLivingExperience
3 жыл бұрын
Interesting. Glad it works for you.
@stewartgregerson4159
3 жыл бұрын
Same, but the mushroom compost I buy from the local quarry folks has cow manure and other stuff in it so it's higher npk then just second hand mushroom compost waste which is pretty low N. They must add something to it because mixed 1:1 with topsoil and with a little bone meal it's great.
@GavinStoneDIY
3 жыл бұрын
@@stewartgregerson4159 yeah we actually make our potting mix out of the mushroom compost. We use that, perlite, and coconut coir. It does great every year.
@DanaTS
3 жыл бұрын
You’re absolutely right, Gavin. There is no one “mushroom compost”. The *sources* of spent mushroom compost are generally the same obviously- ie mushroom growers. The compost itself though can be extremely variable, which makes it difficult to either recommend it or not. It depends entirely on what the end grower is growing and the source of the compost. The original grower’s medium can be any number of different substrates, as can be the original amendments and additives. It can be good for some applications and bad for others depending on what it is. It’s just one big- “it depends”.
@ANDY-Mandy
Жыл бұрын
Where do you get it, do you know its content and what based?
@re9473
2 жыл бұрын
I had a friend that had a new property built and the soil was complete sandy soil he use 100% Mushroom compost soil with Kentucky mix with tri blend and he has the best lawn around now I always thought you had to mix it with topsoil but his lawn it’s been three years and he still has the best lawn Confused me
@indianb1918
11 күн бұрын
Thanks for the important points. Great video.
@CountryLivingExperience
10 күн бұрын
You're welcome. Glad it was helpful.
@TheBigBlueHouseHomestead
4 жыл бұрын
Great info! I wondered why I couldn't grow anything in those pots, I used it in. Too wet, and needs amended more. Thanks for sharing!
@CountryLivingExperience
4 жыл бұрын
Glad we could help.
@troop53no
3 ай бұрын
Thank you for all the information!
@CountryLivingExperience
3 ай бұрын
You’re welcome
@ethanboyd7843
Жыл бұрын
I live by the largest underground mushroom growing complex in the world, sell my junk har, buy it back as compost and it's amazing!
@CountryLivingExperience
Жыл бұрын
That is awesome!
@msms4659
2 жыл бұрын
I bought bagged compost and have it in all my beds. We're having a very wet summer. Mushrooms are growing everywhere.
@CountryLivingExperience
2 жыл бұрын
That'll happen.
@sunbellyray7536
2 жыл бұрын
Absolutely!!
@lastblow4563
3 жыл бұрын
A couple of questions... So, would mushrooms end up growing in your raised bed with the plants? Why not, they are edible after all! But how about they take over the soil of your garden?
@CountryLivingExperience
3 жыл бұрын
As far as I know, the compost is now devoid of any mushroom spores. I don't believe that anything will grow out of that soil.
@dw6363
3 жыл бұрын
Yes! I get tons!
@sherryjohnson3804
2 жыл бұрын
I got lots of mushrooms growing along side my vegetables, not sure if good or bad
@msms4659
2 жыл бұрын
@@dw6363 do you eat them?
@joshuamorris3364
Жыл бұрын
@@msms4659 The way it works is that the mushrooms are only the fruit of the mycelium culture. Think of it like apples on a tree. The rest of the tree is still alive when not fruiting. In fully inoculated flushed compost, you're only going to have the dominant spore strain in that compost. They fuse together if they can and compete like animals if they can't, so anything that wasn't (for example an oyster mushroom kit you then spread to a raised bed after harvesting) what you were growing isn't going to out compete the strain you already had. A lot of soils had "mycorrhizal" mushroom blends available and those are actually fungi that help evenly distribute nutrients and water to your plant roots, and Paul Stamets had actually found a spore strain that can act as a really efficient pesticide but the name escapes me. Mushrooms are super beneficial to your soil if you choose the right ones. Always verify species when you want to eat mushrooms, but if you spread your mycelium culture to your regular garden all the mushrooms would be as edible as the rest of your veggies :)
@radharamani6121
2 жыл бұрын
Good information shared.Thanks.
@CountryLivingExperience
2 жыл бұрын
My pleasure
@brandonlemon2060
2 жыл бұрын
I think the second question you asked answered the first
@shammishafi09
2 жыл бұрын
Very informative video. 3 Questions::: 1. Which one is better Mushroom compost vs Cow manure for pot flower pants? 2. What is the ratio of mixing for the pot/container? 3. How to add compost in soil if plant is already there? Sorry for too many questions.
@CountryLivingExperience
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks. 1. Mushroom compost and cow manure are two very different mediums. They both need to be mixed with something else before planting anything in them. 2. Same as anywhere else. Between 30 to 50% mix with sandy loam. 3. Use it as a top dressing/mulch or till into the top 2" of soil.
@LouisianaSpey
7 ай бұрын
I've been reading and watching a lot on the mushroom compost, my garden is great, it's about 4 years old. It has been layered with hey, and wood chips over the years. I want to add more nutrients to it, and im on the fence with the mushroom compost or organic fertilizer. I feel that im not getting my full potential in my garden, although my plants usually do well.
@CountryLivingExperience
7 ай бұрын
The mushroom compost is really just a medium without much nutrient density. I would add both.
@DanaTS
3 жыл бұрын
Good video. Mushroom compost can be good or it can be bad. It’s a highly variable product. I tend to avoid it these days and wouldn’t generally recommend it for vegetable/food gardens. The fact is that it can be any number of different things and is extremely variable in what it is and the nutrient levels. It’s the sort of thing where you really need to know the source of it and have full disclosure of what they use in it and how it’s been processed after mushroom production (if at all). There’s too many variables for people that don’t know the source. It’s a shame because I’ve seen some beautiful “mushroom” compost in my area (that by the way looks absolutely NOTHING like yours), but I would only use it now for applications other than food crops since I don’t know where it comes from and don’t want to deal with finding out. I’ve used it for other reasons though when I needed it. It’s beautiful like earth room castings, but based on what I know now about mushroom growing, that could be for any number of reasons since the original grow medium and amendments are so varied.
@Lifegrowsonandon
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the vid, so best to leave it to break down further?
@CountryLivingExperience
3 жыл бұрын
You can amend it with at least 50% topsoil and use it right away
@chaya9205
2 жыл бұрын
I dont think manure is an issue. Agaricus(field mushrooms, portabello etc) uses manure for mushrooms. China has that market pinned down. The others(oyster, shitake, enoki, lions mane etc) use hardwood and grains for substrate, as a rule.
@bestseedorchard1107
7 ай бұрын
There is no set recipe for mushroom compost. They use whatever is locally available as primary ingredients then add fertilizer , lime and gypsum as needed. Then it may be aged or not and may have been leached or not. So not much definite about it.
@MakeitMake
3 жыл бұрын
Awesome thank you! I just got a ton of this stuff for free and was wondering how to use it.
@CountryLivingExperience
3 жыл бұрын
You’re welcome. Happy gardening.
@-8_8-
2 жыл бұрын
So....... Maybe it's just me, but I think our humble gardening community needs to make a change that I've seen the planted aquarium hobby make. When talking about salt, the common person thinks of sodium chloride. It's the salt we are most aware of. What I've seen in planted aquariums is people using the term "salts." So, by simply pluralizing the word they have told us they are not talking about table salt, which is a disaster to plants in relatively small amounts, but about fertilizer, which are also salt.
@christiansotterley3805
3 жыл бұрын
Look at the department of agriculture report on mushroom compost. It's a PDF. Mushroom compost having high levels of salts is a myth.
@CountryLivingExperience
3 жыл бұрын
Ok. May also depend on the manufacturer/farm. It’s worked fine for me regardless.
@ANDY-Mandy
Жыл бұрын
What about for microgreens, can micgrogreens be grown in mushroom compost only?
@CountryLivingExperience
Жыл бұрын
Not sure. Sorry, I have never grown them. Seems like it would work.
@margaretd3710
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the information. -- I've gotten a load of mushroom compost for my raised beds and it's wonderful -- only thing is, it wasn't free. Cheap, but not free. [I'm in central Florida.] And are you using a new camera??? It doesn't look like you're holding onto your phone.
@CountryLivingExperience
4 жыл бұрын
You're welcome. They charge for it here on rare occasions but it's only about $10 per load. I have always gotten it for free thankfully. Yes, this is the new camera. How does the picture quality look?
@jonsappington5820
4 жыл бұрын
Country Living Experience: A Homesteading Journey : very good
@margaretd3710
4 жыл бұрын
@@CountryLivingExperience It's great! Glad you were able to get your new camera so quickly.
@jillclark1744
2 жыл бұрын
Since it contains manure and straw I would be concerned it contained grazon which can kill a garden. Can you get certified organic herbicide free mushroom compost?
@CountryLivingExperience
2 жыл бұрын
My plants grow fine so I assume the compost I obtained did not contain that. I don't know of any organic free mushroom compost.
@joshuamorris3364
Жыл бұрын
I think the only way you could do this would be with inoculating your compost pile with a strain of spores you cultivated. You can get a grow kit for mushrooms on amazon and use that to spread to bigger substrates and you could then use that compost in your mix
@Jimmytwogunz
3 жыл бұрын
Hi guys and ladies... So i just got a load of mushroom compost BUT it's not what i asked for ... Anyway... i wonder if you could grow Tomatoes direct into it?
@CountryLivingExperience
3 жыл бұрын
You need to amend it as I mentioned in the video.
@stewartgregerson4159
3 жыл бұрын
Mix it 1:1 with topsoil and then mix that with some quality bagged stuff like bumper crop or just amend it with bone meal, fish emulsion or whatever is appropriate for what you're growing. You cannot grow tomatoes directly in it. Very little nutritional value and retains lots of water.
@sofiamiliaressis5403
Жыл бұрын
Has mushroom compost been a good medium for growing things in?
@CountryLivingExperience
Жыл бұрын
Yes. I mixed it with some topsoil and it has produced well.
@TheNakidGardeners
3 жыл бұрын
We have always used Black Kow to amend our containers and raised beds. However, lately, it has not been so readily available. Might have to try this mushroom compost. Where can you get it in bulk?
@CountryLivingExperience
3 жыл бұрын
We did a video on obtaining the mushroom compost here: kzitem.info/news/bejne/2ZWIx3l3iod4ho4. We got an entire truckload for free. Head over the the Monterey Mushroom website and they will tell you where there plants are. Sometimes you have to email them for specific info but they are very responsive. I try to avoid the Black Kow because I don't know what those cows are being fed in terms of antibiotics, etc. Happy gardening!
@TheNakidGardeners
3 жыл бұрын
@@CountryLivingExperience Yea about two years there was a scare that we did not use it do to the pesticide and herbicide that were being used. However, Black Kow did confirm THEN that all of their hay and feed were safe for cows to consume. Thanks for the heads up though. I will check Monterey Mushroom out and see if they have a source near North Texas. Thanks for the reply.
@stevensawicki824
10 ай бұрын
So I have 30 bags that I picked up end of the season. Do I lay it down on top or should I till it in right away before our Chicagoland winter comes around ?
@CountryLivingExperience
10 ай бұрын
Either would be appropriate.
@paulalonzo3345
3 жыл бұрын
I wonder what the results are after using it for years.
@CountryLivingExperience
3 жыл бұрын
They are great results. Of course it breaks down but it is a solid substrate.
@deanjagger1190
Жыл бұрын
Does it make the plants and vegtibles grow bigger and faster than Cow Manure?
@CountryLivingExperience
Жыл бұрын
No. It is not for that.
@deanjagger1190
Жыл бұрын
@@CountryLivingExperience How about chicken manore?
@SLC09
2 жыл бұрын
Question! Would mushroom compost increase the risk of fungus gnats during autumn/winter? Thanks for your videos 🙏
@CountryLivingExperience
2 жыл бұрын
I have not had an issue at all. Like I said in the video, I mixed the compost with topsoil.
@mgokcepinar
3 жыл бұрын
what kind of mushroom compost you're using? i have straw compost but it is not looks like your compost.
@CountryLivingExperience
3 жыл бұрын
I get it from a local commercial mushroom farm. It is made with gypsum, wheat straw, and sheep manure.
@harmac521
10 ай бұрын
can the substrate be use as brown material for hot compost?
@CountryLivingExperience
10 ай бұрын
Probably
@blackbass4u2c
2 жыл бұрын
Can it be pressed into a cardboard as a weed barrier insulator and moisture barrier....
@CountryLivingExperience
2 жыл бұрын
Potentially but I have never tried that.
@blackbass4u2c
2 жыл бұрын
@@CountryLivingExperience it sounds like an interesting product...maybe good for lining pots as an insulator for tomatoes for above ground pots... I currently insulate with foil bubble wrap insulation to protect the roots from heat.
@CountryLivingExperience
2 жыл бұрын
@@blackbass4u2c it is a good product for sure. Not sure just how compactable it is but worth giving it a shot.
@AJ-bf6hw
3 жыл бұрын
Nice! How did you get it for free? I don't know if we can get it in bulk or by a small truck load in WA/ OR.
@CountryLivingExperience
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks. We did a video on that here: kzitem.info/news/bejne/2ZWIx3l3iod4ho4 We called a local mushroom farm and they give it away for free.
@carinapotts2806
2 жыл бұрын
Hello can you use mushroom compost in flower pots?
@CountryLivingExperience
2 жыл бұрын
Sure
@carinapotts2806
2 жыл бұрын
@@CountryLivingExperience thanks
@Max-kn9yi
3 жыл бұрын
Can I top my lawn with 3/8 of an inch
@CountryLivingExperience
3 жыл бұрын
Should be fine
@kayg26
2 жыл бұрын
Krav Maga--- he can kick everyone's butt.
@mandykal
4 жыл бұрын
Your smart are you like a science teacher?
@CountryLivingExperience
4 жыл бұрын
No. I just have a lot of knowledge on different subjects.
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