mushroom compost

[plot apprentice]

hi all
finally found the time to build my raised beds after lots of fun playing with the best seed i ever planted (baby boy samuel 8 months old and nearly walking.....help.!)
anyway would like to know if i can use mushroom compost to bulk up/ improve the quality of 'soil' (clay really) in the bed i plan to use for root veg.
i understand manure is not recommended for root veg bed prep is this correct

cheers plt app

[madderbat]

Hi Plot apprentice welcome and congrats on successful seed planting!
I'm no expert, but as far as I know, you can use mushroom compost (or any other sort of organic material) to improve beds with. I believe you're right, root veg don't like manure - carrots tend to fork if the mix is too rich. The other grapes on this vine will be along soon to put me right! meanwhile happy planting , and happy playing with the seedling.

[roitelet]

In the days when I had greenhouses, yes plural, I used mushroom compost to improve the beds to grow cucumbers and tomatoes. It worked well and the bonus was that I got an amazing crop of mushrooms So many that I sold them to the village shop which more than paid for the compost

[plot apprentice]

roitelet and madderbet

thanks for the advice, mushroom compost in beds as we speak (or write in this case) will let you know the results come picking season, may even be enough to bring you a morsel roitelet in sep when we go on our hols, not that we dont like loughborough madderbat but.......enough said...!!!!!

[nick the grief]

Hi PA,

YEp, mushroom compost will be OK because it's well rotted not fresh. The only thing you have to watch with it is the chalk that they mix in with it, so it's no good mulching Blueberries with it as they like acid conditions, but I would have thought that Root veg would be ok and the brassica's will love it.

[plot apprentice]

thanks ntg
as always top quality advice with lashings and lashings of custard..!!!

P.A.