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soil Mushrooms as a soil amendment

Powelly

Powelly

Does anyone have any experience / ideas about this?
 
Powdering dried mushrooms, for example shiitake, then adding them into the soil at the start of the mix or as a top dress.
Mushrooms could be beneficial to the soil, have plenty of proteins (supplying nitrogen), carbohydrates and also chitin
 
The google machine gives me little information other than how to grow mushrooms
I also live in an area where 500g of dried shiitake mushrooms costs $1
 
My first thought was money...before I read the last sentence. So that isn't an issue.
 
I just happened to Google "mushroom compost", not the same thing, but it doesn't mention it's for "gardening", rather lawns, trees, shrubs, and flowers. I'd be interested to hear if anyone does this and what the results are.
 
https://www.lowes.com/pd/Gardenscape-40-lb-Mushroom-Compost/3762885?cm_mmc=SCE_PLA-_-LawnGarden-_-Soil-_-3762885:Gardenscape&CAWELAID=&kpid=3762885&CAGPSPN=pla&store_code=1590&k_clickID=d0fa6f5a-1d44-4b93-b467-657570abd42d&gclid=CKi1kt3hsNQCFVlYDQodYGAAZQ
 
I use mushroom compost in my vegetable beds, never had any issues with it.  I do often get a lot of mushroom growth but they don't seem to hurt anything and I've been told are actually beneficial to the plants.  If you have containers or separate beds, I would say try it out on one and see what happens, I bet it would only help.
 
i slice meat, vegetable, fruits into very thin strips and then dehydrate using food dehydrator.   they will dry crisp.   after that, i use mortar and pestle to make powder.
banana peel is my favorite.  :party:    
 
shiitake mushroom is too expensive in my area. 
 
 
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