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Old 21-03-2007, 01:44 AM posted to aus.gardens
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Default Mushroom compost


"Chookie" wrote in message
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Four smallish bags for $12 at Flower Power. I just built a small no-dig
garden out of the contents, with wet newspaper underneath and sugar cane
mulch
on top. Planning to plant pansies and sweet peas in it.

The compost looks pretty much uniform and like large wet tea leaves. I
don't
think it's "hot" -- would it be OK to plant the pansies straight away?

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Chookie -- Sydney, Australia
(Replace "foulspambegone" with "optushome" to reply)

"Parenthood is like the modern stone washing process for denim jeans. You
may
start out crisp, neat and tough, but you end up pale, limp and wrinkled."
Kerry Cue

Yep but I would put some "potting mix" or soil in with it as it can get hot,
say about 1 to 1 ratio.
I use a lot of Mushroom compost and its great but it does decompose
relatively quickly.