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04 March 2016

Mushrooms and Manure

Written by Hannah Glückspilz
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Mushrooms and Manure

Manure is organic matter, which can be used as organic fertilizer in agriculture. It is mostly derived from animal feces and has been used for centuries as it provides many benefits. Adding organic matter to soil improves soil structure, increases the water-holding capacity, improves drainage, provides a source of micronutrients, reduces wind and water erosion and promotes growth of worms and other beneficial soil organisms.

Mushrooms and Manure

Contrary to popular belief, mushrooms are not grown in animal poo. Many edible Mushrooms are grown on a pasteurized substrate that contains composted manure, along with different organic materials such as straw (like Sublicious Farms Shroomanure) or rye, and gypsum to manage the ph. (See Bulk Substrate).

However, feces commonly include various fungi. Apart from microbial colonists of the gastro intestinal tract, the mycota of feces includes fungi that are specifically adapted to dung as a resource. These mushrooms are called Coprophilus fungi (dung-loving fungi). Their spores are unwittingly consumed by herbivores from vegetation, and are excreted along with the plant matter. The fungi then flourish in the feces before releasing their spores to the surrounding area.

Hannah Glückspilz

I'm a Biology and English teacher from Germany and have just moved to Florida. I lloooovvee Mushrooms and gardening and learning and teaching about everything related to these topics. For those of you who don’t speak German, let me explain my name. In Germany, someone is a Glückspilz (literal translation: “lucky mushroom”), who is the object of good fortune. I consider myself lucky in many ways, especially for finding my mushroom loving better half, Scott Lyons, who encouraged me to start writing this blog.

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