On Tuesday, November 6, 2012 12:42:58 PM UTC, Chris Hogg wrote:
On Tue, 06 Nov 2012 11:10:58 +0000, David Hill
wrote:
On 06/11/2012 10:36, wrote:

Someone suggested a while back that the best* way to sterilise some
garden soil or manure for putting on mushrooms would be to 'bake' it
in the oven.

What temperature and for how long would be effective?

I'd use the microwave, much easier

+1
See for example
http://www.colostate.edu/Depts/CoopE...il/sterile.htm

Just nuke it till it steams, no need to make life overly complex


NT