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John Warmerdam replied to the discussion Johnson-Su Compost in Orchard Settings in the forum Fruit and Nuts 3 years ago
Johnson-Su Compost in Orchard Settings
To clarify, I was joking that I was sincerely hoping to see mushrooms the next day, but actually didn’t for six weeks.
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John Warmerdam replied to the discussion Johnson-Su Compost in Orchard Settings in the forum Fruit and Nuts 3 years ago
Johnson-Su Compost in Orchard Settings
I have no idea how long a fungus can go from spore to fruiting but many of these are similar to the ones I saw in the pile as it progressed, and the few articles I looked at suggested a month, which would match well the timeline of six weeks since application. It also helps that we have had much more rain than normal. I know that there were…
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John Kempf replied to the discussion Johnson-Su Compost in Orchard Settings in the forum Fruit and Nuts 3 years ago
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John Warmerdam started the discussion Johnson-Su Compost in Orchard Settings in the forum Fruit and Nuts 3 years ago
Johnson-Su Compost in Orchard Settings
Has anyone here applied Johnson-Su compost in an orchard setting? I finished my first piles this fall (one year) and applied in Mid-November around 8 gross pounds per acre (set up a water extractor) with 3 gallons/ac of fish oil via microsprinklers. I was excited to see mushrooms the next day (!) but hadn’t seen much happen until recently,…
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John Warmerdam replied to the discussion Liming effects on soil microbiology in the forum Soil Health 3 years ago
Liming effects on soil microbiology
Looking up at replies now I see someone made that exact point on CaCO3 solubility from the book perspective!
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