Mushroom compost

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  • 4th April 2019 at 9:31 pm #52707

    sally_ann1964
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    Hi everyone
    I have collected some mushroom compost for two new no dig beds in which I intend to sow my potatoes. However it is very fresh. Is it ok to plant potatoes as shown in Charles’ video making a small slit into this compost even though it has not had time to decompose? It looks like a mixture of rotted manure, straw and possibly peat and still has one or two mushrooms growing in it.
    Thanks for any advice.
    Sally-Ann

    4th April 2019 at 10:49 pm #52709

    Carrie
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    I believe mushroom compost is quite alkaline because of the lime (please correct if I’m wrong) and alkaline soils can encourage scab on potatoes. Having said that I inherited a few bags of mushroom compost last year which I put across a few of my beds which didn’t look fully rotted down but over the year this has settled and given a nice texture. A few mushrooms poked up here and there. Some of my potatoes did have a little scab on them but nothing major. If anything it’ll be good for feeding the soil overall and improving it

    5th April 2019 at 9:37 pm #52716

    sally_ann1964
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    Thanks for your reply Carrie. I might try a mixture of bought compost and the mushroom compost and see how that works.

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