Search
Latest topics
» Square Foot Gardening In Singaporeby markqz Yesterday at 2:58 pm
» Saucy Lady Tomato Seeds
by OhioGardener 12/7/2024, 5:13 pm
» Ohio Gardener's Greenhouse
by sanderson 12/7/2024, 2:11 am
» Interesting Marketing for Compost
by sanderson 12/7/2024, 2:09 am
» N & C Midwest: Nov. Dec. 2024
by cyclonegardener 12/5/2024, 10:50 pm
» Mark's first SFG
by markqz 12/2/2024, 11:54 am
» Indoor Lighting for Kitchen Herbs & Lettuce
by Jjean59 12/1/2024, 10:37 pm
» Famous Gardening Quotes
by OhioGardener 11/29/2024, 11:05 am
» Happy Thanksgiving from the USA
by Scorpio Rising 11/29/2024, 8:50 am
» Kiwi's SFG Adventure
by KiwiSFGnewbie 11/28/2024, 2:48 pm
» Cooked worms?
by KiwiSFGnewbie 11/28/2024, 2:45 pm
» Happy Birthday!!
by sanderson 11/28/2024, 3:14 am
» Catalog season has begun!
by sanderson 11/28/2024, 3:13 am
» Butterbaby Hybrid Squash (Butternut)
by Scorpio Rising 11/24/2024, 8:19 pm
» How does green turn to brown?
by OhioGardener 11/21/2024, 4:58 pm
» Tree roots, yeeessss.....
by sanderson 11/20/2024, 2:21 am
» The SFG Journey-Biowash
by has55 11/19/2024, 7:37 pm
» What are you eating from your garden today?
by OhioGardener 11/19/2024, 8:27 am
» New SFG gardener in Auckland
by KiwiSFGnewbie 11/16/2024, 11:25 pm
» Thanksgiving Cactus
by OhioGardener 11/12/2024, 5:40 pm
» Need Garden Layout Feedback
by markqz 11/9/2024, 9:16 pm
» Thai Basil
by Scorpio Rising 11/8/2024, 8:52 pm
» How best to keep a fallow SFG bed
by KiwiSFGnewbie 11/8/2024, 8:11 pm
» Preserving A Bumper Tomato Harvest with Freezing vs Canning
by plantoid 11/7/2024, 11:36 am
» What Have You Picked From Your Garden Today
by OhioGardener 11/5/2024, 2:29 pm
» Greetings from Southeastern Wisconsin
by sanderson 11/5/2024, 2:01 pm
» Spinning Compost Bin-need some ideas
by rtfm 11/2/2024, 7:49 pm
» Growing fruit trees in Auckland
by OhioGardener 10/31/2024, 4:23 pm
» Vermiculite -- shipping sale through 10/31/2024
by markqz 10/30/2024, 2:27 pm
» N & C Midwest: October 2024
by Scorpio Rising 10/30/2024, 10:38 am
Google
Mushrooms as compost
4 posters
Page 1 of 1
Mushrooms as compost
Question about mushrooms as compost.
My lawn is sprouting plenty of mushrooms, can I chop them up and put them in the compost pile?:idea:
My lawn is sprouting plenty of mushrooms, can I chop them up and put them in the compost pile?:idea:
1orangething-
Posts : 72
Join date : 2011-04-12
Age : 65
Location : Spring Hill Florida
Re: Mushrooms as compost
Very good question since I have been hunting King Boletes and Chanterelles lately and there is a ton of other stuff out there. Been wondering if bringing the other mushrooms home for compost fodder would be a viable option or a poisonous option. The trimmings and bad stems of the edibles are going into the bin.
westie42-
Posts : 512
Join date : 2011-03-22
Age : 82
Location : West Union, Iowa
Re: Mushrooms as compost
I'm not an expert, but I put things in my compost that I can't eat because of their toxicity, such as rhubarb leaves, tomato plants, some weeds, etc., so I can't imagine that wild mushrooms should hurt. The only problem you might have is, if your compost doesn't get hot enough to kill the spores you might end up with lots of mushrooms in your garden. ![No](https://2img.net/i/fa/i/smiles/kopfschuettel.gif)
![No](https://2img.net/i/fa/i/smiles/kopfschuettel.gif)
Denese-
Posts : 324
Join date : 2011-05-31
Age : 70
Location : Southeast Michigan
Re: Mushrooms as compost
This.Denese wrote:...if your compost doesn't get hot enough to kill the spores you might end up with lots of mushrooms in your garden.
BackyardBirdGardner-
Posts : 2710
Join date : 2010-12-25
Age : 50
Location : St. Louis, MO
Mushrooms as compost
Thanks for the feedback, I'll let the mower mulch them !! Every so often a few schrooms pop up in my SFG, don't need to add any more.![No](https://2img.net/i/fa/i/smiles/kopfschuettel.gif)
![No](https://2img.net/i/fa/i/smiles/kopfschuettel.gif)
1orangething-
Posts : 72
Join date : 2011-04-12
Age : 65
Location : Spring Hill Florida
Page 1 of 1
Permissions in this forum:
You cannot reply to topics in this forum