i am going to resod my yard-most of my St.. Augustine has withered away. how effective is Mushroom Compost. Would like to hear your reviews. Thank you very much! David

Hi David,
Be sure to confirm the cause of your withering-away St. A. There is a disease called 'St. Augustine Decline'. I have seen it eradicated within a few days with a new organic product that works great.

The mushroom compost really is magic. Spread it before laying the new sod. I did extensive research and interviews for a np cover story this spring. Talked with numerous folks who have used it long-term on every kind of gardening in the Metroplex - from azaleas and tomatoes, and from ranchers to farmers.

I spread it all over my yard in Feb. - beds and lawn. Couldn't believe the results. Had been using organic granular lawn food the last few years and am seeing even better results from the compost. Plus, I probably won't have to reapply it again for another 5 years. It is a case of feeding the soil, instead of just the plants.

The bulk suppliers I obtained mine from will be at the Arlington garden show tomorrow. They have changed their name to 'Advantage Compost' at
972-224-3663

Ok...finally...Mushroom Compost thread...by Jove I think I've got it! What keeps throwing me is the length of time between posts on these things. But...with that being said..Maggie I hope you got the picture of the fungus among us. No more has popped up but that is just the weirdest stuff ever. Its like it is totally impervious to water. And it does look like melted mushrooms. As I said, Dan is convinced it comes from the Kow manture as opposed to the compost. Don't know how he made that determination exactly....other than he must know the scoop on poop!

Well, I’m glad someone found it for us
It’s not that we haven’t talked about mc compost since this thread was first started, its just that all the other discussions on mc have ended up in the middle of other thread subjects. teehee

Now that you’ve opened it Leann, I’m finally able to post this pic in the right place. : )

A local gardener harvested this zucchini 6 weeks after planting the seed in a bed topped with mushroom compost. It’s been at my house for a couple of weeks and the family keeps waiting for me to cook it up, but its been so fun sharing its story with others.

About navigating the forum threads Leann ,, all kidding aside, I must mention that there is a search engine on the navi bar to the right, under 'utilities'. And be sure to check the 'last week' button over there to pull up more recent posts.

Also, I forgot to respond to your ? about the weird white stuff. I have sent it on to a mc distributor to get their imput. They must also be rather mystified, as I haven't heard back yet.

Maggie, my e-mails to you are being returned address unknown, could you check it out at your end please.

Kind regards,

Thanks for letting me know Terry. Good for you to contact me here.
I've recently heard others are having the same prob. I'll try to get the server to straighten it out. Hope no one's thinking I'm not answering their mail to be rude!

See....I am not the only one!!!!! So maybe it is not just my server???? Hey I don't know any of this nerd stuff....I am to busy pricing,grooming,staking and carrying plants...The Garden show is this Saturday.....

Okay, okay,,, I'lllll look into it.
I just knew you'd jump in on that David.
What plant sale?

You know the plant sale THAT KEEPS GETTING BIGGER EVERY YEAR!!!!!!!!!I have half of my front yard full of plants and still more to come out of my back yard and not to mention the two plant setters houses still have a ton of plants too......It looks like another great plant sale!!!! I hope......Nice............

Will you have any of this lovely thing at the AOGC plant sale ?...

Its this weeks Plant This topic,,, the Persian Shield plant.
I made the bouquet to see if it would make a good cut flower material. Nope,, it was limp by morning, but gosh its great in the border.

You should root it!! Yes, I did have some, but sold them all..... Maybe next year????

A friend with huge warm greenhouse took lotsa cuttings from mine last fall,,they did great. YOU need to fill your bro's grnhouse with um this year, David.

Terry's bout finished with his year-long programing that has kept him from joining us lately. He said the Yorkshire weather has been great ,,, making for good gardens this year and is hoping to update his site soon. Looking forward to that oxox

The scoop on the poop is that the suppliers took some to a specialist who deemed it an organism that lives in wood. Apparantly, the mushroom compost provides the perfect conditions for it to 'bloom', but this visable stage is short lived and harmless to green plants. If someone wanted to eliminate it, the recc was to apply baking soda on beds and Tide without bleach on lawn.