Comments on: Mushroom Soil

By: Joanne C

Joanne C — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 00:58:45 +0000

The Kennett Square area if Pa has many mushroom farms so it should be easy to find Mushroom soil in that area.

By: Kenny Point

Kenny Point — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 13:48:29 +0000

Terrie, mushroom shouldn’t be difficult to locate… most of the nurseries and garden centers around here sell it by the scoopful. Organic compost is even becoming more readily available. I would just call around to the garden nurseries in your area until you can locate a source. Good luck!

By: Terrie

Terrie — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 18:25:05 +0000

I asked earlier, but got no reply.
Anyone know where I can purchase mushroom soil, in the Harper’s Ferry, WV, area? I have asked the local nurseries, and they are not familiar w/ it. I live very close to the MD and PA state lines, so no problem on picking it up myself.
Any ideas??

By: Kenny Point

Kenny Point — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 12:50:48 +0000

Mary Ann, mushroom soil is fine for use in containers but I would mix it at least 50-50 with potting soil.

By: Mary Ann

Mary Ann — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 03:27:35 +0000

Is using mushroom soil for potted herbs and veggies okay? Do I need to mix it with anything?

By: Joanne Cermele

Joanne Cermele — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 15:25:05 +0000

I am giving up on the garden for tomato growing this year. I doesn’t get enough sun and I am having trouble protecting it from groundhogs. I also would get mostly giant plants and few tomatoes so I think the soil was too high in N along with too little sun. I am starting, what my co-worker calls a vegetable zoo. I adapted some hugh cheap tubs I believe meant for parties and I am filling them with my soil, my finished compost and bagged mushroom soil. I will be mostly the mushroom soil so it will be an experiment in using mostly mushroom soil to grow tomatoes in. Then they go into the “zoo” which is an area I am creating with galvanized wire fence material including under the buckets and over the buckets. Hence, Vegetable Zoo! I have a cheap soil testing kit. Does anyone have a comment on how well they work?

By: Kathy

Kathy — Sun, 12 Jun 2011 20:42:45 +0000

Three months ago, I ordered 3 yards of top soil, mixed with 1 yard of mushroom soil. I added this to our already established vegtable garden. I was told that the mushroom soil just was deliver to the landscaping business and it should be very powerful. Thus, vegtable garden is having some problems. Green Beans and Lima Bean plants are getting burnt spots on leaves. In addition, I used extra top soil mixed with mushroom soil to fill in low areas in our lawn. I planted grass seed, however, as soon as it germinated and turned green, it rapidly decline in appearance and has since died. Could that be in relation to the mushroom soil?

By: Terrie

Terrie — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 03:21:27 +0000

I live in Harper’s Ferry, WV … WHERE can I buy mushroom soil???