I know hobbyists that eliminate the hassles of heat sterilization of media using hydrogen peroxide. Works very well. Some info here http://www.mycomasters.com/ http://www.mycomasters.com/Slideshow.html http://ecosyn.us/ecocity/Links/My_Links_Pages/easy_mushrooms_01.html http://www.wildmushrooms.org/frames/oms_peroxide.htm
Kirk --- Peggy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello composting and soil enhancing enthusiasts, > > Impregnating the compost mix with mycelia can > potentiate excellent > beneficial breakdowns of the substrate and release > additional nutrients > for the seed as was recently discussed in the > mushroom emails on this > forum. New experimentation and documented results > continue to build a > reference library within Paul Stament's student's > applications and > commercial activities. He also sells mushroom > "kits". (And you can > make your own "kits" for 5 cents on the dollar is > you have a way/ or > build a way to steam the substrate.) Different > varieties of mushrooms > grow better in various parts of the world, so the > ideal mushroom for > your area may be different than in other areas. > Hopefully many of you > will consider microbial/ mycological enhancements to > your compost. You > can take spore samples off of any fruited cap and > then by inoculating a > small substrate, grow a good base to spread within a > composted mass. > Then that mixture can and will provide an even more > enhanced soil than > your basic composted material. Luckily, we have a > nearby mushroom farm > that sells its compost. You might also look for > this kind of "waste" to > bring into your mix if you can locate a mushroom > farm in your area. > > Best wishes, > Peggy > > Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Compost with sawdust and LOF. > > Hello Peter, > > I will be following your efforts closely, as I'm > sure others will. I > have > contracted with a small town here in Minnesota to > build, and install, > some > rotating barrel composters (5) in their city > garden/compost area in late > March of this year. In this area, we have no > shortage of materials for > composting, but I am always interested in learning > of new processes as > they > relate to composting. > > Having never composted wood or sawdust myself, I'm > afraid I am lacking > in > actual hands on experience with these particular > materials. However, I > do > have experience composting, and will help you with > as much as I can. > You > will need to incorporate some sort of media/fibrous > material to fight > compaction. Since I understand your area to be > "concrete infested", > some > ideas that come to mind are; newspaper shreds > (black and white > newsprint: > hand shredded not too small, then loosely crumpled), > perhaps non-colored > cardboard (again hand torn approx. 2" x 6" lengths > and then loosely > crumpled), if you can get some hay, or straw, either > would be okay. > > It's clear, from reading your post, that you > understand what's required. > Now it's simply a matter of time and effort. > Anyway, I'm looking > forward to > reading about your efforts, and good luck in your > endeavors. > > AntiFossil > Mike Krafka > Minnesota USA > > > Hi Kim ; > > > > LOF is Liquid Organic Fertilizer or what Keith > calls > > Household Compost Activator, in other words, > urine. > > > > Yes I guess I could put in some grass or leaves, > which > > is what most recipies call for. But two problems > with > > that. One is I live in a concrete village. > There is > > no grass or trees anywhere. That is no > exageration. > > I don't have a front yard or back yard. Just > concrete > > everywhere. Nobody around here ever has grass to > cut, > > so I can't just pick up someone elses cuttings > either. > > In order to get some grass I would need to get in > my > > truck, drive a kilometers, stop on some else'e > > property and start cutting away. Lot's of free > > sawdust fines though. > > > > Secondly, for my project in the near future, I > will > > have LOT's of wood after the hammer mill but not > so > > much greens. This is more a learning excersize. > > > > So I'm just investigating the possiblities of no > > grass, ONLY sawdust and LOF. The wood is carbon, > and > > the LOF is the nitrogen, and it should be possible > if > > I can keep it aerated. Is it? What ratio? > > > > Truthfully, there are also a few small table > scraps, > > but very little. I live with my daughter and > there is > > normally only a watermelon or orange peel per day. > > Let's ignore that for the time being. > > > > If this doesn't work, I will go grass cutting, but > > please humor me first. It should be possible with > > just sawdust and LOF. Is it? What ratio? How > much > > time? Is strong ammonia smell normal? Is very > little > > heat normal (I think not)? > > > > Once I get a formula and procedure that looks > correct, > > I will do a 55 gallon drum. Already got the > drum. > > > > Best Regards, > > > > Peter G. > > Thailand > > > > > > > > --- Kim & Garth Travis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > While I am not sure what LOF is, I have used the > > > very fine sawdust that I > > > get from my table saw in my compost. Mine is > used > > > in our toilet buckets > > > first, but it must be mixed with something that > has > > > a little more fiber or > > > it compacts. Compaction in a compost pile means > no > > > oxygen, which is a > > > problem. Mix some grass, well mulched into the > mix > > > and it should work better. > > > Bright Blessings, > > > Kim > > > > > > At 06:06 AM 1/2/2005, you wrote: > > > >Hi Keith ; > > > > > > > >Since I plan on making lots of compost from > wood, I > > > >thought I would start experimenting with the > > > abundant > > > >and free sawdust from next door. > > > > > > > >I read the pages on JtF, but none comes close > to my > > > >situation. The sawdust is REALLY fine, like > > > blowing > > > >sand. I will use a fly screen to keep it from > > > coming > > > >out the container holes. It should compost > quickly > > > >because particle size is so small, if I can > keep it > > > >aerated. > === message truncated === __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? 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