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Composting huge piles of wood chips

 
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I have a lot of wood chips.  I want to break them down into soil as quickly as possible, knowing full well it is going to take quite a bit of time.  I ordered winecap mushroom spores to inoculate the pile, but I don't know the best way to do it.  The directions say to spread the spores around, and then add another 2 or 3 inches of chips over the spores.  Does it have to be done this way?  Does anyone know a better way?  Can I mix the spores with water and just dump them in, counting on the water to carry the spores down in?  Ideas?
 
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Hi Trace,

Wine Caps want to have some contact with the ground so they can form a relationship with the bacteria located there.  When I have tried spreading my chips too thick (12+ inches) I have poor luck getting the fungus to really spread like it should.


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