Mushroom soil or topsoil?

bottlehalffull

Need to top up my planned veg patch - any thoughts on what is best to do this with? A local place sells Mushroom soil and topsoil for the same price so that's not a consideration for me.

squack

i think mushroom soil has got added lime or something in it?

bottlehalffull

Don't know... there's very little info on their website - I can ring them up tomorrow and ask. Just wondered if anyone had any experience of it as I've never used it before... and it sounds more sensible than just topsoil...

A._Badger

Spent mushroom compost does indeed have lime in it - and quite a lot of it. It quite often has an extra freebie flush of mushrooms on the way, too! It's best treated as a soil improver, not as a substitute for soil.

bottlehalffull

So a tonne of soil and a tonne of mushroom soil mixed would be ok?

I don't mind the mushrooms!

A._Badger

Personally, I'd have a higher proportion of topsoil. Is this for raised beds? If so there was a thread about that just a day or so ago, with some very wise comments in it.