MUSHROOM COMPOST When Why & HOW I use it

[@wac74]

how can anyone dislike this video? thank you Marty - awesome video mate

[@martysgarden]

Thanks WC..much appreciated.

[@giovannicollazo-cruz2193]

you can see dislike numbers ?

[@gypsygrama]

I learn so much from you 😊 You’re the guy who got me into worm farming! 🎉

[@cooperj7982]

HAH! he also got me into worm farming!! and now im farming BSF for the chooks, the larve really destroy organic matter, faster then worms and active compost pile! crazy little maggots haha

[@johnnbelinda1206]

Mushroom compost is awesome stuff 🙂 I get substrate bricks from a mushroom grower, break them up and create a thick layer in our raised beds. I make sure it goes over a layer of newspaper-wrapped kitchen scraps then a layer of cardboard. Then I top it with a layer of grass clippings, followed by scraps and compost/soil to plant into. I get a heated base layer which helps get vegie seeds started, followed by a big crop of oyster mushrooms. It's great for being able to keep growing or start cuttings outdoors in our cold Autumn and Winter (in Tassie), without having to build a greenhouse, which I don't really have room for.

[@martysgarden]

Wow, that sounds brilliant Bel, if you could get some coffee grounds to add to that you would have some gold there!

[@johnnbelinda1206]

@@martysgarden thanks for the tip. I'll see what I can get from local cafe.

[@Dansgotworms1]

Just got some mushroom compost for the first time, using it with peat and micro shredded paper for my worms, seems like the worms like this. thanks for another fine video.

[@martysgarden]

Yes, they will like that Dan for sure😀

[@inyayardhomestead5693]

G'day mate, I've never used mushroom compost but love the sound of it thanks for the great info on the mushroom compost. Stay safe and God bless you guys.

[@martysgarden]

Your welcome Josh, maybe hunt down and see if there are any farms nearby!

[@inyayardhomestead5693]

@@martysgarden just had a hunt around and the closest is over 400 km away 😥

[@pedromq7807]

good video. i used on a Kalo bed, its a strong plant but I added too much mushroom compot and they turned yellow. We put the plants in water and replanted again after a week and turned out nice this time

[@martysgarden]

Nice, gotta watch the compost isnt to fresh

[@adrianp2007]

Goodmorning Marty, im sooo glad you did this video because believe it or not but mushroom compost is the only thing in my garden beds..

[@martysgarden]

Hi DVSKILLA it makes a great bedding, especially once the biology moves into it all and the soil web kicks in

[@Amyvaleriacarolina]

always great vedio dear thanks for sharing

[@martysgarden]

Thank you too

[@odonnellsaussiehomestead8257]

Really great Marty, as always awsome info. Stay safe. By the way READY PLEASE MR MUSIC. I know what you watched on tv as a kid👍

[@martysgarden]

Thanks matey,,,keep on smiling and keep safe

[@peggyhelblingsgardenwhatyo7920]

Great advice...feed the soil! Share the love ❤ Brilliant Marty 💕🪱💕

[@martysgarden]

Thank you kindly😀

[@wildedibles819]

Very well explained thanks makes perfect sense.... rabbit compost...i like using my waste as compost and lining gardens with rock and wood

[@martysgarden]

Thanks matey! Awesome to hear your composting all you waste,,I hope more start to also

[@wildedibles819]

@@martysgarden yes since i moved here i try to compost as much waste as i can My rabbits are also little wood chippers lol ... when we burry wood debri we like to feed with high nitrogen stuff like poop but we have tons of coffee and grounds i compost all the time we can use that too where you need a nitrogen boost

[@thewoody1950]

G Day Marty, don’t know what it is with polystyrene but the chooks sure love it BUT it will kill them if they eat to much.LOVE the videos 👍👍

[@martysgarden]

Hi Terry, it drives me nuts how they go for it!

[@downundervlogs]

I buy this now from your previous videos. It’s great stuff and very cheap .i just get it in the bags from Bunnings. I use it in my worm farms and garden beds. The worms love it..

[@martysgarden]

That's awesome, the good thing about the bagged product it's not full of sawdust like some cow manure products. Thanks for the comment and continued support.

[@angelau1194]

Thanks Marty. Love no dig gardening : ) It's cold here in Adelaide - and wet!

[@martysgarden]

Oh,,,it's about to get much cooler soon. We need a little rain here

[@nourabdullah1644]

Very useful information

[@martysgarden]

Glad you liked it

[@BL-rb7jm]

I have a question my garden was terrible last year because I live in the bottom Suite of an apartment and so this year I decided to get organic soil so I choose a soil on the existing dirt and then I threw some bagged organic 50% mushroom manure on top of the soil and I'm starting my seeds inside so when do you think I can rototill the the dirt with the mushroom manure it's just sitting there what do you think would be the next step can I take a shovel and turn it over and mix it with the dirt right now or should I just let it sit I did this yesterday and I bought the bag mushroom manure and I also bought the bulk mushroom manure that you see in this huge garden centres where you help yourself and I was thinking of putting that on my lawn right away because it's not the best lawn can you give me some information about that please

[@martysgarden]

It really depends on the age of the mushroom compost, I prefer to mix and lay it on top then digging it for gardens and lawns. I follow build soils principles. Please consider subscribing to my channel goo.gl/TrhWxt for more in depth answers to questions. As i reach around 72k views a months and my major focus has to be based on subscribers to stay on top of comments. Thanks Marty

[@mandipkaur8510]

Very nice and knowledgeable video. Thank you for this. From yadwinder singh.

[@martysgarden]

Thanks and welcome

[@nickwilson5637]

I think mixing shroompost with farmyard manure and wood chips would work very well in a Johnson-su bioreactor. Good Post, thanks kindly

[@martysgarden]

Could do Nick, never used one myself

[@anthonymiller6187]

Love your vids..

[@martysgarden]

Thanks mate😀

[@MichaelSharpBLACKDRUMMIKE]

I SUBSCRIBED!!

[@martysgarden]

Enjoy the vids Michael, thanks for the sub😀

[@odonnellsaussiehomestead8257]

Hi Marty I had my chicken in a old site office the walls had foam in them they pecked holes in the walls everywhere eating the foam. Crazy chooks .lol Take care of yourself my friend

[@martysgarden]

I know,,they go cycko over the stuff!

[@MichaelSharpBLACKDRUMMIKE]

I use many dif types of compost. Kitchen scraps, grass clippings, Black Kow cow manure, leaves and branches. They all work great depending on what you are trying to do.

[@martysgarden]

yes, so true😀

[@DadsAmazingAdventures]

Thumbs up from me, Marty. :)

[@martysgarden]

Thanks my friend,,,cheers!

[@silvertonguedaywalker9116]

Hi new to your Vlog. All our plants and Flowers are in Pots.. My question is this. i gather it has to be mixed in with the Multi purpose Compost? Could it be used as a Top dresser too.? We do not have a large garden. We are moving in about 4.5 years to buy a House and about 10 Acres. Never used Mushroom Compost before.

[@martysgarden]

Yes, under mulch straight on top works well. Add some cow manure to the top as well if you have it

[@PopleBackyardFarm]

I never heard of this .. sounds interesting.

[@martysgarden]

Top stuff when used correctly my friend

[@jeanettewilkinson6362]

I’m in SA and we’re having warm days but cool nights now

[@martysgarden]

About to get cooler soon Jeanette for most of us. I get cool nights and mornings with warmer days

[@rogerramjet7246]

Yeah mate . I use it regularly and apply it in my worm farms as well . It’s a great all round additive to everything in the garden . Where’d it get the name Mushroom compost ?

[@martysgarden]

Hi Roger, I guess the name comes from the farmers as it's the bi product from the Mushroom farms. Thanks for watching!

[@organicisland8552]

Great video a big thank.

[@martysgarden]

Glad you liked it!

[@tahliel]

I use a variety of composts. I make a poultry run wood chip deep mulch cold type compost, a green waste hot compost, and I buy in mushroom compost and old cow/horse manure. For a new bed I like layer them up and dig it in a bit if I can, and for existing beds I like to layer them and top with grass hay, sugar cane mulch or whatever I have around. I feel like each compost has something a bit different to offer nutritionally and biologically. I don't mind too much about what it is, so long as I have something to feed the soil.

[@martysgarden]

That sounds so awesome Tahlie. I would like to do something similar in the future. I have a few plans, but just need to implement them. Thanks for the comment it really inspired me!

[@tahliel]

@@martysgarden a small quail run with a deep mulch works really well if there isn't space for something bigger, or chooks are a no go. We don't get a lot of rain here, so I'm keen to add some splashy ducks to my yard to join the chooks and turkeys. I think the extra water would really help things along! Thanks for your videos and great ideas and advice. There's not a whole lot of Australian based gardening content on KZbin!

[@claudettecoutts2451]

Feed the soil.....very good point. Thanks.

[@martysgarden]

Yes, if your going and growing organic it's the only way! Thanks for watching Marty. Please check out my new vlog today as we look more into growing organically on my micro farm here in Australia😀

[@sofiamiliaressis5403]

Hey Marty l noticed you had either Malabar Spinach or Sweet Potato vines growing. Did you plant them in the mushy compost as well?

[@martysgarden]

Hi Sofia, I grew the Malabar spinach in compost in the ground

[@sofiamiliaressis5403]

That’s great l will throw in some mushroom compost in my cutting. Have you done Sweet potato in that medium before?

[@martysgarden]

@@sofiamiliaressis5403 yes

[@williamjohnson6152]

Is the climate high with humidity in your area? I live in south Alabama, United States. I believe our climate is alot the same. Just wondering about humidity. It's very high where I live.

[@martysgarden]

Sorry for the late reply, been moving house. It gets humid where i live in summer as it's sub tropical. Still can grow a wide array of food though

[@dianecuthbertson2686]

I’ve purchased a bag of mushroom compost from Bunnings, I’m planning on growing mushrooms from it, I’ve seen where someone has done this and they have lovely looking mushrooms, then when it’s finished giving me mushrooms I’m planning on either adding it to my compost or putting it on my garden. Can you grow mushrooms on organic sugarcane mulch? I know you can on pine bark, worth a try I guess, I watched a video where a guy made a mushroom “milkshake” then poured that over his compost pile, the video didn’t then show us the results but he said it works, so was thinking of making a mushroom “milkshake” and pouring it over my sugarcane mulch.

[@martysgarden]

I have had mushrooms appear from the compost before. You can give it a try,,or use it like I have as a garden bed in my last video

[@doglover7675]

My tomatoes seem like they do not like the mushroom compost? They are smaller vs tomatoes in Black Kow manure, and the one in potting soil only. Everything else mixed into the grow bags is the same. Perhaps its too alkaline for the tomatoes? Suggestions as to how to get past this? Oh I also read its higher in salt? The plants are smaller, not growing as fast, and sort of shrivelled leaves.

[@martysgarden]

If you have alkaline soils then it's probably better to use cow manure

[@carolrudy8673]

Gud am Marty it's cold here in Perth🙂 the right advise that I needed thank you for sharing 😘🙏

[@martysgarden]

Hi Carol, glad I could help

[@jhennyyumarcelo3776]

Nice content

[@martysgarden]

Thanks for that

[@anthonymiller6187]

I use horse manure mushroom compost 50/50 self made mix..into a above bed 400 gallon live soil pot..bokashi is added weekly and as my hunger bin gets full of castings..they then are added to the 400 gallon..along with bichar..the bio activity is insane..I live in tucson Arizona hot and dry..it gets sprayed down every night

[@martysgarden]

Thanks Anthony for sharing that, it's much appreciated😀

[@martysgarden]

Have you used or are you currently using Mushroom compost? Also, please share this video with your online buddies and help it go viral,,I believe it will help many who are just getting started.

[@crusoebower3391]

I'm top dressing my marijuana with mushroom compost although it's very dry where I live should I put straw over it to keep the organisms alive?

[@martysgarden]

@@crusoebower3391 always a good idea to mulch

[@crusoebower3391]

@@martysgardenis it better to water every day or once a week I want optimal growth. The ground always remains moist although I just want to know what would be an ideal watering schedule??

[@martysgarden]

@@crusoebower3391 deep watering is always best. Stick your finger down to the first knuckle and if it's dry water! If it's moist hold off

[@crusoebower3391]

@@martysgarden Cheers

[@dennisthorne5235]

Good info about microbes, I'm lucky enough to have a job cleaning out large chicken farms so good supply of manure which I compost at home. Look into making compost tea,

[@martysgarden]

Good idea

[@PrasadMahadik1985]

Hi Marty, I really like watching your videos. Probably not the perfect place to comment. What could be the best possible soil so that my seeds germinate. I have challenges in this process

[@martysgarden]

A sifted compost covered, with worm casts if you have it. This is my seed raising course www.martysgarden.com.au/psp8372f you should take a look. It will help you get it right.

[@PrasadMahadik1985]

@@martysgarden thanks will check

[@ward1compost]

What's your schedule on turning your compost and wetting it down?

[@martysgarden]

Excuse me for the late reply. I was away on a trip. Around every three days approximately, but not always wetting it down

[@ward1compost]

@@martysgarden Hi Marty. No worries. When will I know when to stop turning it every 3 days

[@martysgarden]

@@ward1compost you will notice as you do i the changes in the structure

[@Eyes2C.]

Good morning mate! Hey we just got 25% mushroom compost and 75% top soil to fill our raised garden beds. We cant have ground gardens because of lots of rock and fire ants. Anyway, its smells like creote (tar) is this normal? Please help. We just paid 1300 usd for it. Thank you!

[@martysgarden]

I would check the ph asap,,should have an earthy smell

[@Eyes2C.]

@@martysgarden Thank you! I will!

[@natdouglas7374]

Hey Marty Thanks for the Vid, I just got some from Bunnings the other week and I have let it sit a bit and just yesterday put it in some little beds I am making, I did lasagna style I guess with a layer with the mushroom compost in between osmocote veg and herb mix and tomato and veg growing mix. Hopefully this works on my favour (complete novice here) there was a few (but not many) ball /clumps in the mushroom compost is that what you are referring to when you say not broken down?

[@martysgarden]

Yes, the material generally isn't fully composted but close. It will be done enough to use in Lasagne style bedding though. Sounds like your doing the right thing!

[@designdoctor247]

We used it from Montaray mushrooms 🍄 and it worked great. Lately it just seems like it is dirt. Doesn't look rich and healthy like it used to...wonder why???

[@martysgarden]

Hmmm, maybe they changed the way they grow Mushrooms or are blending it with other materials.

[@designdoctor247]

@@martysgarden thanks for the tip

[@martysgarden]

@@designdoctor247 thanks for watching

[@JRileyStewart]

I'm in northern Virginia, USA. Ordered 3 cu yards of 'mushroom' compost to start a no-dig garden. After sitting on my driveway for a few days, I measured the internal temp of 170 deg F. I won't try to use it until it sits and cooks thru the summer. I compared it's ability to grow seedlings with leaf compost, and the mushroom compost not very effective supporting germinated seedlings. So, Yea, better check the temp before using and give it time to fully cook before using.

[@martysgarden]

You made some great points there. Pro tip, when I buy it I wait until it's been harvested from the back of their pile for some time. Which means it has been sitting in the yard for breaking down more. I use a special worm cast mix to raise my seedlings and it works a treat. You can see how how I do it here in the course Starting Organic Seedlings A Beginners Guide kzbin.info/door/nPkv-JUX4Pqn_LYbykzAtwjoin in the Worm Wranglers members area. Have an awesome day and thanks for sharing your experiences with Mushroom compost 😀

[@kostaleotta8854]

Hello Marty I saw that ya got some chickens how much were they for one

[@martysgarden]

Mine were free

[@WintJames]

I thought that was george bush jr gardening for a second Lmao

[@martysgarden]

Now that's a first heehe

[@kimberleebell98]

I’m in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. I’ve never used it, but we can get it free from the mushroom farm. We’ll try it.

[@martysgarden]

For sure, great stuff😀

[@Tacosaladtime]

Got Marty on 1.5 x speed now that's cooking the shrimp on the barbie quickly

[@martysgarden]

cheers

[@sweetchillli]

CHICKENS: they love eating foam boxes as it helps with strengthening their egg shells. Let them eat it, it's safe for them. 🐣🐔

[@nessav7258]

Mushroom compost is the medium used to grow mushrooms intensively. After a few harvests, the mushroom compost is replaced and the old stuff sold. Sometimes you will get a few mushrooms popping up which is from the spores of the growing mushrooms. One year, I made the mistake of placing a couple of piles on my lawn and the compost killed the grass - the grass took 2 years to cover the patch. It might have been from the humic acid that is added to the compost. I've used it before on grass but spread it straight away and rain came not long after and the grass really greened up. So don't pile it!

[@martysgarden]

Hi Nessa, that's very odd. Because I do pile it to compost it further and to make my blends.

[@nessav7258]

@@martysgarden It's not clear if you pile it on tarp or for how long you pile it for. All I know is that I won't pile it in heaps on my lawn again. Maybe the humic acid was too strong or it cooked the grass but the soil must have been affected too because even grass runners didn't survive. I think if it was composted further it would be better to use straight from the mushroom farm.

[@AceTiger99]

How do you tell if your compost has to much nitrogen

[@martysgarden]

Usually if it's loaded with something like too much chicken manure.

[@margareth1504]

Dont eat the styrofoam box. Many days ago, my little sister got a chicken and kept it overnight in a styrofoam box to keep it warm, but the baby chicken ate the white box and didn’t make it through the night so very very sadly. If only she had known. 😢

[@martysgarden]

Thanks for sharing, sorry to hear about the baby chicken

[@sweet18dg]

hi handsome 🤗 💓

[@martysgarden]

Thanks for watching Desiree, did you like it?

[@sweet18dg]

yes Marty always awesome info😊 great👍👍

[@Alituckley]

Hijho

[@martysgarden]

Hi😎