Dirty Backyard Biology with Damon Tighe

from Crime Pays But Botany Doesn't · host Tony Santore

In this episode we talk about the dead fly fungus, fertilizing Trichocereus with piss, how to get a good compost heap running, the science of backyard microbes, human manure composting, cultivating oyster mushrooms, trying to find out what mycorrhizal fungus associates with Texas Madrones, and more.Follow Damon Tighe on IG at @damontigheAd-Free Episodes of the Crime Pays Podcast are available on the Patreon at www.patreon.com/crimepaysbutbotanydoesnt

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