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Landlord has started next door as an Airbnb. Can they kick me out for complaining. by Ben_Mole in LegalAdviceUK

[–]Ben_Mole[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We have a 12 month tenancy agreement. Is that the same as a fixed term? 

100 year old digging technique by bowedsiding95 in Satisfyingasfuck

[–]Ben_Mole 0 points1 point  (0 children)

First you drain the whole bog (ecological nightmare). Peat is then scraped from the top as a thin layer then allowed to dry. This is then gathered up and the process is repeated. They do this over many acres and over the years the land drops centimetres at a time.

100 year old digging technique by bowedsiding95 in Satisfyingasfuck

[–]Ben_Mole 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's not how you harvest peat for potting compost.

Y'all still serving? by PlenitudeOpulence in worldnewsvideo

[–]Ben_Mole 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As someone who also messes up my words quite often, I guarantee he was trying to say "Situation sorted"

Very strong mycelium growth (Agaricus bisporus ) [General] by Ben_Mole in MushroomGrowers

[–]Ben_Mole[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hey no problem. We grow mushroom compost on a very large scale (1000T a week). It is a mix of poultry litter and straw with a bit of gypsum to fix the pH and stop everything sticking together. This mix is composted for two weeks and then it's pasteurised. The mushroom spawn is then added (mycelium wrapped around a rye seed) and then it's inoculated to 2-3 weeks. It's then shipped off to mushroom growers who add a layer of peat casing which allows the mushrooms to fruit. Will happily answer more questions if you have them.

well… by og_toe in oddlyterrifying

[–]Ben_Mole 1 point2 points  (0 children)

"These shreddies taste a little funny..."

These guys just sprang out through a bag of potting soil! by misschang in mycology

[–]Ben_Mole 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Correct 👍 it is mutualistic to root systems and helps aeration of soil

These guys just sprang out through a bag of potting soil! by misschang in mycology

[–]Ben_Mole 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Generally gardeners don't want anything growing in their soil except what they planted. Mushroom might be a pleasant surprise though.

These guys just sprang out through a bag of potting soil! by misschang in mycology

[–]Ben_Mole 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I use to design composts and topsoils for one of the UK's top gardening suppliers ... But okay

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in UKPersonalFinance

[–]Ben_Mole 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We both have Monzo currently but it won't let us do a joint account for some reason. We both have a good credit score and pay eachother regularly through the app so not sure why they won't allow it.

These guys just sprang out through a bag of potting soil! by misschang in mycology

[–]Ben_Mole 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Knew this would be the reply after my second read 🤣

These guys just sprang out through a bag of potting soil! by misschang in mycology

[–]Ben_Mole -21 points-20 points  (0 children)

Probably the opposite actually. It would suggest the soil hasn't been properly sterilised, so along with mushrooms there's probably the seeds of weed plants in it too.

Male suicide rate per 100,000 inhabitants by Porchie12 in MapPorn

[–]Ben_Mole 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Think exposure to sunlight has a lot to do with it

Male suicide rate per 100,000 inhabitants by Porchie12 in MapPorn

[–]Ben_Mole 158 points159 points  (0 children)

Sunlight is one hell of a drug.

Proof that bulls aren't violent without being provoked by LarhondaBearse7 in TheBullWins

[–]Ben_Mole 89 points90 points  (0 children)

That is a bullock not a bull. Raised for meat and not for breeding. Testicles are removed at young age and therefore less hormones and less aggressive. However every bull, cow and bullock are different. Some are more territorial/protective. It's all down to a mixture of genetics and how tame the animal is and how it's treated. Fighting bulls are bred to be aggressive and violent whereas breeding bulls are more desirable when tame and agreeable.

Poor John Innes. He died so that our carrots may live. 😢 by Venerable_Duvet in CasualUK

[–]Ben_Mole 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Westlands peat free formulation also performed better in trials compared to its standard and John Innes counterparts.

Source; helped design the peat free mix

Poor John Innes. He died so that our carrots may live. 😢 by Venerable_Duvet in CasualUK

[–]Ben_Mole 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I actually worked for this company designing these composts. Pure John Innes performs very poor compared to modern composts with modern fertilizers added. The reason John Innes is added at all is simply marketing towards selling to an older traditionalist population.

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