General – Page 9 – Crazy About Compost

Compost Horror Story | Urban Teaching Farm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GyfrNaFl1uY The moral of the story: Create and utilize your own compost. If you're going to use someone else's, be sure to ask about its origins.

Scientists unearth the secrets of mushroom compost

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LqUPHbvPnqg Apparently an abundance of mushroom compost is a problem in the E.U. In this video, scientists look at using it for fuel, as a biopesticide, and other applications. According to the article, it's comprised of chicken litter, straw, gypsum and peat- why not use it as a soil amendment? I'm confused.

Don’t EVER Compost These 3 Things? No Way!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SL3lDLHL5X0 I thought these three composting misconceptions were even better than the first round he did- I'm always getting asked about walnuts, pine needles and eggshells (salmonella). He breaks em all down very nicely, and it all sums up into one point in my opinion- a compost pile is simply too strong to be taken out by any of this stuff. A cubic yard of varied materials has so much active bacteria and fungi working en masse that there's no chance for these materials to noticeably affect the results by the time your pile is finished. Thermophilic bacteria is magical stuff!