[Community_garden] Mushroom Compost

[Mike McGrath]

PS: And down South, its good to get rid of root knot nematodes (altho not 
with chems, of course!)
                                                    ---Rooty McG
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike McGrath" <MikeMcG at PTD.net>
To: "Karen Jones" <k.jones at uwinnipeg.ca>; 
<community_garden at list.communitygarden.org>
Sent: Friday, May 16, 2008 11:37 AM
Subject: Re: [Community_garden] Mushroom Compost


> Yes--basic mushroom soils can contain agricultural chemicals. Hopefully,
> most or all are destroyed in the process of it composting down to its 
> 'aged'
> usable form. Horse and poultry and cow manures have similar problems. And 
> of
> course yard waste compost made with lots of clippings from treated lawns 
> can
> be hugely problematic.
>    But I am lucky enough to get the soil from a certified organic mushroom
> farm--the best of both worlds!
>                                                            ---Mike McG
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Karen Jones" <k.jones at uwinnipeg.ca>
> To: <community_garden at list.communitygarden.org>
> Sent: Friday, May 16, 2008 11:20 AM
> Subject: [Community_garden] Mushroom Compost
>
>
>> Hi All,   As I seem to remember from my Mycology days... Mushroom compost
>> has a nematodicide included in the compost. Someone out there probably
>> knows what it is. Let's consider the precautionary principle. Will the
>> life of the soil be negatively impacted by incorporating mushroom 
>> compost?
>> Karen
>>
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