old cakes for compost

amnije · 07-21-08, 22:34

Can i throw old or contam cakes into my compost heap?

Also i cant my avatar to fit the box any suggestions

quack quack · 07-21-08, 22:36

gotta fig out the avatar fer self... but.. the cakes in compost bins. can work

make sure they is still healthy if u layin cakes

sweeney · 07-23-08, 00:08

You could try the image I've attached or try a bigger image.

Lookyhere · 07-23-08, 01:49

You need to take your image and resize it. If you have photoshop, that's what I use. If the image you have is really small though and you resize it larger, it will probably stretch or the image quality will go downhill. G'luck.

BuckarooBanzai · 07-23-08, 19:17

Cakes make great compost. Even if they are contaminated. "Mushroom compost" that you buy from the garden store is spent substrate from commercial mushroom farming.

One suggestion: bury the cakes within a 1/2 inch of the compost surface. You might just get some extra bounty!

Hippie3 · 07-23-08, 19:21

Quote:

Originally Posted by amnije

... i cant my avatar to fit the box any suggestions

fixed.

goldenteacher1163 · 07-23-08, 19:38

spent/contaminated cakes seem to come around when placed out in with some compost.
Foaf puts all spend subs and contaminated everything into the same pile in the corner of the yard along with grass clippings, weeds from garden, and whatever else he comes across and it never fails to make him smile every year

bigorange420 · 07-23-08, 21:12

This has definitely been my plan for contamed jars ever since I decided to pick up the hobby. No reason to throw out perfectly good mycelium that can make it outdoors.

broadcastcentral · 07-23-08, 23:01

my folks used to rake the leaves from their backyard to the curb n a truck comes and takes em away.. drives me nuts, its pretty much throwing out ur backyard little by little.. So I convinced them to just pile all the leaves in the corner of the yard and just leave em. They've been doing that now for about 5 years and at the bottom of that pile is some of the richest soil you can ever find. Anyways, if you have a pile like this in ur yard, throw ur spent cakes in there. If they dont fruit, you'll definately add to the pile of killer soil.

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07-21-08, 22:34	#1 (permalink)
amnije Mycophiliac Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 65	old cakes for compost Can i throw old or contam cakes into my compost heap? Also i cant my avatar to fit the box any suggestions

07-23-08, 00:08	#3 (permalink)
sweeney Demon Mycologist Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 41	You could try the image I've attached or try a bigger image. Attached Thumbnails __________________ Sanity will never catch me as long as the voices in my head tell me where to run.

07-23-08, 01:49	#4 (permalink)
Lookyhere Hydro by day,Myc by night Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 2,447	You need to take your image and resize it. If you have photoshop, that's what I use. If the image you have is really small though and you resize it larger, it will probably stretch or the image quality will go downhill. G'luck. __________________ CARPE DIEM, OMINA VINCIT AMOR, SI FRACTUM NON SIT, NOLI ID REFICERE

07-23-08, 19:17	#5 (permalink)
BuckarooBanzai Prone to ranting... Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 4,086	Cakes make great compost. Even if they are contaminated. "Mushroom compost" that you buy from the garden store is spent substrate from commercial mushroom farming. One suggestion: bury the cakes within a 1/2 inch of the compost surface. You might just get some extra bounty! __________________ Banzai Institute for Higher Education (a collection of growing Teks & threads)

07-21-08, 22:36	#2 (permalink)
quack quack Former Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 91	gotta fig out the avatar fer self... but.. the cakes in compost bins. can work make sure they is still healthy if u layin cakes

07-23-08, 19:38	#7 (permalink)
goldenteacher1163 myco guru Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 273	spent/contaminated cakes seem to come around when placed out in with some compost. Foaf puts all spend subs and contaminated everything into the same pile in the corner of the yard along with grass clippings, weeds from garden, and whatever else he comes across and it never fails to make him smile every year __________________ "A man shall never be enriched by envy." -Thomas Dreier

07-23-08, 21:12	#8 (permalink)
bigorange420 StoneR Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 134	This has definitely been my plan for contamed jars ever since I decided to pick up the hobby. No reason to throw out perfectly good mycelium that can make it outdoors.

07-23-08, 23:01	#9 (permalink)
broadcastcentral Mycophiliac Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 23	my folks used to rake the leaves from their backyard to the curb n a truck comes and takes em away.. drives me nuts, its pretty much throwing out ur backyard little by little.. So I convinced them to just pile all the leaves in the corner of the yard and just leave em. They've been doing that now for about 5 years and at the bottom of that pile is some of the richest soil you can ever find. Anyways, if you have a pile like this in ur yard, throw ur spent cakes in there. If they dont fruit, you'll definately add to the pile of killer soil.

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