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On Tuesday, November 6, 2012 1:49:07 PM UTC, Baz wrote:
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On Tuesday, November 6, 2012 12:42:58 PM UTC, Chris Hogg wrote:
On Tue, 06 Nov 2012 11:10:58 +0000, David Hill
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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

Bit like a cake, it might not be done in the middle. Depends on how
thick
the mix is. Clay or sandy. We don't want to over egg the pudding, or
in this case, under egg.
Just a lighthearted jape.
Baz

I'd feel sorry for anyone that couldn't figure out a solution to that
one

Thorday and Dodson used to do this large scale.

Baz