Mushroom Compost

Worm_Farmer · 09-05-2010, 07:00 AM

Has anyone else used it before? I have been finding that I like working with mushroom compost more than Black Cow. Someone told me in Cali Mushroom compost is everywhere and cheap, like $10 a truck load where here in FL I am paying about $4.97 of a 2 Cube Ft. Bag.

Anyone else have an opion of Mushroom compost vs black cow or other types of compost?

sunfish · 09-05-2010, 08:38 AM

Haven't used any. It's free here in San Diego if you pick it up

Worm_Farmer · 09-05-2010, 08:55 AM

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Originally Posted by sunfish

Haven't used any. It's free here in San Diego if you pick it up

I am jealous!!
But I get horse manure free, only thing is I have to load it.

If its free I would def say give it a try, I like what I have been seeing so far.

Darkman · 09-05-2010, 12:59 PM

WormFarmer,

Up around Quincy Fl there was a mushroom farm where you could get it cheap BUT you had to have BIG truck, 8 yard or larger I think. Insurance regs wouldn't let them load smaller trucks. I have used it before. Bought it from a middleman in MIlton FL. Very nice stuff.

mbfirey · 09-05-2010, 02:02 PM

Around here it runs $30 a yard- I get it the same place I buy Mulch, but this is my first year with it...

djmb74 · 09-05-2010, 08:35 PM

I have gotten 4 very large truckloads from a mushroom farm in Zellwood and have been very happy with it! Grew all my veggies in it this year. The only problem I found is that it did not hold any water what so ever so it dries out very fast. That and it being such a dry year this year and so frickin hot.....

They just dumped huge pile of it with a giant front loader into the back of my father in laws F350 dually. It was a few feet above the roofs and just running over the sides. lol I was so afraid I was going to get pulled over... haha

Oh ya and the piles were so hot I had to let it sit for a while to burn off a lot of the nitrogen...and it took a whole day almost to unload the truck each time. Especially the day I picked up a load all by myself.

Darkman · 09-08-2010, 06:25 AM

[quote=djmb74;140661]I have gotten 4 very large truckloads from a mushroom farm in Zellwood and have been very happy with it!.......
They just dumped huge pile of it with a giant front loader into the back of my father in laws F350 dually. QUOTE]

djmb74 What was the farm's name and how much did it cost? Isn't a F350 a 1 ton which really isn't much larger than a regular fullsize pickup?

djmb74 · 09-08-2010, 04:05 PM

Monterey Mushroom Farm and it was $10 a load. Truck or Trailer load.

Its an extended bed dually. Was a lot of weight!

F150 is 1/2 ton, F250 is a 3/4 ton and F350 is a 1 ton

Darkman · 09-08-2010, 05:18 PM

Wow! 10$ a load. I'd wear my truck out. You don't know how lucky you are. I need a place like that around here.

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