Some common applications include the following
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Landscaping Used as a fertilizer for lawn care and landscaping, it supports plant growth and inhibits artillery fungus.

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Corn Crop Uses Mushroom Compost supports growth in a variety of plants such as corn, pumpkin, tomato and potato yields.

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Grass Hay Field Uses Mushroom Compost supports growth of mulch hays from orchard grass, tall fescue and brome grass.

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Artillery Fungus Prevention Mushroom Compost inhibits growth of artillery fungus, a serious problem in landscape mulch.

Commercial Applications that use Mushroom Compost

✓Mine reclamation projects
✓Wetland material
✓ Storm water management basins
✓ Stream retrofit material
✓ Highway site remediation
✓ Parking lot islands
✓ Green roofs
✓ Filtration socks
✓ Compost blankets
✓ Erosion control
✓ Filters heavy metals

Relative Value of Fresh Mushroom Compost To Commercial Fertilizers Numbers are calculated from a wet volume basis

1 ton MC
(equivalent to 3.5 cubic yards)
Nitrogen (N) = 22.27 lbs/ton
Phosphate (P205) = 13.29 lbs/ton
Potash (K20) = 24.70 lbs/ton
What Essential Plant Nutrients are in Mushroom Compost?
From 30 random samples of fresh Mushroom Compost, Dr. Michael Fidanza, Associate Professor of Horticulture, The Pennsylvania State University (Reading, PA), published these results.

Mean of Parameters Measured / Calculated on a Wet Volume Basis

bulk density574.73 lbs/yd3
pH6.62
C:N (carbon-to-nitrogen) ratio12.79:1
soluble salts (1:5 w:w)13.27 mmhos/cm
Materiallbs/yard3%
solids243.3742.35
moisture331.4757.67
organic Matter146.7325.53
carbon (C)81.1314.12
total nitrogen (N)6.401.12
organic nitrogen (Organic-N)6.191.08
ammonium nitrogen (NH4-N)0.210.04
Phosphorus as P2O53.820.67
potassium as K2O7.101.24
calcium (Ca)13.172.29
magnesium (Mg)2.010.35
sulfur (s)4.910.85
iron (Fe)1.070.19
manganese (Mn)0.120.02
copper (Cu)0.040.01
sodium (Na)0.670.12
aluminum (Al)0.890.15
Zinc (Zn)0.050.01
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