{"id":237,"date":"2022-10-06T14:53:36","date_gmt":"2022-10-06T05:53:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nichimofoods.com\/?p=237"},"modified":"2025-08-20T00:58:58","modified_gmt":"2025-08-19T15:58:58","slug":"%e3%82%ab%e3%83%96%e3%83%88%e3%83%a0%e3%82%b7%e3%83%9e%e3%83%83%e3%83%88%e3%81%a7%e8%82%b2%e3%81%a6%e3%81%be%e3%81%97%e3%81%9f","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nichimofoods.com\/en\/blog\/237\/","title":{"rendered":"Turn Mushroom Waste Into a Garden Growth Hack"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"96\" data-end=\"180\">After harvesting cloud ear mushrooms, the used blocks still retain many nutrients.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"182\" data-end=\"300\">So, this summer, our team decided to test their effectiveness by mixing the used blocks with soil to grow cucumbers.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"302\" data-end=\"391\">First, we quickly went to a home center and bought seeds. Then, we set up two planters:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"393\" data-end=\"486\">\n<li data-start=\"393\" data-end=\"430\">\n<p data-start=\"395\" data-end=\"430\">Left: regular vegetable soil only<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"431\" data-end=\"486\">\n<p data-start=\"433\" data-end=\"486\">Right: soil mixed halfway with used mushroom blocks<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-243\" src=\"https:\/\/nichimofoods.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/02b375f4bd15e979b2f78855cc8c0085-300x269.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"269\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Just one week later, we already noticed a clear difference in growth.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-244\" src=\"https:\/\/nichimofoods.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/e70ff52e6c2ac3944c742f6d922ffdc1-245x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"288\" height=\"353\" \/><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"561\" data-end=\"646\">Specifically, the right planter with the mushroom blocks showed much better growth.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"648\" data-end=\"751\">Furthermore, five days after that, the cucumbers grew so large they couldn\u2019t fit in the camera frame!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-245\" src=\"https:\/\/nichimofoods.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/73693795fd38a00090ab77f06b7cf506-203x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"201\" height=\"297\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-246\" src=\"https:\/\/nichimofoods.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/7.29-280x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"277\" height=\"297\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-247\" src=\"https:\/\/nichimofoods.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/8.20-300x293.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"303\" height=\"296\" \/><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"753\" data-end=\"884\">In fact, some had already started bearing fruit early. We harvested them and shared fresh cucumbers with everyone at the company.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"886\" data-end=\"982\">Therefore, if you\u2019re planning a home garden next year, we highly recommend trying this method.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"984\" data-end=\"1059\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Overall, it\u2019s an exciting way to reuse waste and grow healthier vegetables!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After harvesting cloud ear mushrooms, the used blocks still retain many nutrients. So, this summer, our team d [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nichimofoods.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/237"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nichimofoods.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nichimofoods.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nichimofoods.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nichimofoods.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=237"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/nichimofoods.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/237\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nichimofoods.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=237"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}