Mushroom Compost ?

[Brown Thumb]

Anyone ever plant in it. Im looking a getting a few triaxle truck loads for my garden also and tilling it together.
Farmers and horse people are not parting with it except for a expensive price.
A few yrs. back I could get all I wanted for free.
My soil is 50/50 rocks and soil per say and the rocks grow up every year. I pick them and they
Come back everyear like a perannual

 

[billy]

they say its a bit high in salts i think when its fresh or used in high percentages. but for me thats the standard thing that everyplace has for sale. i could only find 1 place in reasonable driving distance that has something else, being leaf compost in this case. used some mushroom compost in gardening before and all seemed well. im curious if it contains anything tobacco doesn't like though

 

[drinkthekoolaid]

I found a lot of science papers stating benefits for other plants/vegetables but not specifically Tobacco. Might be some papers in there some where...

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[Oldfella]

I found a lot of science papers stating benefits for other plants/vegetables but not specifically Tobacco. Might be some papers in there some where...

Google Scholar

scholar.google.com

I think the theory is "if its good for Tomatoes it's good for Tobacco " I may be wrong but I have used Horse poop straight from the Forest in the past with good results, from memory there is a lot of it in Mushroom Compost.
Cheers Oldfella

 

[smallwanderings]

Mushroom Compost: What It Is, What It Does, And How To Make It

Mushroom compost is a wonderful addition to your gardening efforts. A great soil builder, it's also really useful for keeping the soil moist, and it helps

www.epicgardening.com

 

[Oldfella]

Mushroom Compost: What It Is, What It Does, And How To Make It

Mushroom compost is a wonderful addition to your gardening efforts. A great soil builder, it's also really useful for keeping the soil moist, and it helps

www.epicgardening.com

Interesting article, but no mention of Tomatoes or Tobacco. I'd suggest that if you can't get a specific answer, mix up some as per the article above in 2-3 buckets and plant the rest of your grow as usual, then see what happens. Maybe place your buckets amongst your main grow. Bury the buckets (Maybe) to compare the height. I'd be interested in the results.
Cheers Oldfella
If you've not grown Tobacco before just plant it as you would Tomatoes.

 

[Brown Thumb]

That’s expensive when planting 500 plants