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toadz Charleston, SC(Zone 8b) Mar 31, 2007

My local landfill operated by the county offers compost for $10 a ton. I have dropped of yard debris there before in plastic bags. It appears that they just shred the bags. Would this be detrimental to my plant beds? I realize that plastic does not compost but would it hurt my plants. Thanks

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sweetness475 Mar 31, 2007

no it will not

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toadz Charleston, SC(Zone 8b) Mar 31, 2007

Thanks, I am newbie and want to have the best soil possible. Looking at the big box stores...I see mushroom compost as being the most expensive. Is there any advantage to using this.

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jkehl Rome, GA(Zone 7b) Mar 31, 2007

Mushroom compost is pretty good in my experience becaus it has all kinds of nutrients in it. It's basically the leftovers of all of the organic materials they feed to the mushrooms. But as you said it's expensive. I think most composted manures cow, horse, chicken will do pretty much the same thing.

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ecrane3 Dublin, CA(Zone 9a) Apr 01, 2007

I'm sure there are probably some people who would swear by mushroom compost and think that it does something extra special for your plants, but if you can't afford it I'm sure the normal compost will make your plants grow quite nicely too!

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WeeNel Ayrshire Scotland, United Kingdom May 13, 2007

Compost is like making a good pot of soup, you get out of it all the good you put into it, Mushroom compost is first class, it is full of goodness and helps break up your soil, if sandy soil, it helps retain moisture, if clay it helps break it up and adds nutrients, all feeding your plants and veg, it may be expensive, however, you dont have to do it again for a few years, it will bring your soil into a good condition and there after you can add your home made compost every year to top it up, remeber however, you may get the odd mushroom pop up for the first year, I would grab it, it will reward you endlessly for years to come, so go for it, where I live, we have a waiting list for it, the bigger the load you take, the cheeper it gets. good luck

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