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In this video we show you how to make premium compost for your garden using recycled mushroom blocks from South Texas Seasonals. It's a great way to build hi-quality soil in just 6 months by diverting all types of organic matter from the waste stream. We are joined by Megan Lowder from Efficient Earthling at Gardopia Gardens in San Antonio. Mushroom blocks are made from sawdust and grains and organic matter that make a great amendment to soil and compost. They are what many mushroom farms use to cultivate culinary mushrooms on. After they fruit a few times and are considered spent, they can be used in many ways as we demonstrate in this video. Follow along in the video, in 6 easy steps you will be feeding the entire soil web and the plants in your garden, healthy compost. Make sure to watch through the end. Megan gives tips on the compost food chain and how to diagnose your soil for good health and take care of all the insects that gives our soil life and healthy plants. If you are in Austin, you can sign up to get recycled mushroom blocks for your garden. If you are not from Austin, find a mushroom farm in your area. STEPS:
Below are links are to other videos in the series: Part 1: How Fungi Benefits the Soil Part 2: Grow Mushrooms on Wood Chips in The Garden Part 3: Grow Mushrooms in a Straw Bale Part 4: Grow Mushrooms in Containers Part 5: Grow Mushrooms on Logs Part 6: Grow Mushrooms using Trench Composting Method |
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