Preparing compost beds

A method for preparing a compost bed, particularly for growing mushrooms, comprises delivering a charge of compost into a first area 12 of an elongate compression chamber 10, applying a transverse compressive force to the compost within said first area, by means of a vertically movable member 18, so...

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Main Author PETER ROBERT BURROW DEAKIN
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 27.04.1983
Subjects
CHEMISTRY
FERTILISERS
MANUFACTURE THEREOF
METALLURGY
ORGANIC FERTILISERS NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES C05B, C05C, e.g. FERTILISERS FROM WASTE OR REFUSE
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
PRESSES
PRESSES IN GENERAL
TRANSPORTING
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Summary:A method for preparing a compost bed, particularly for growing mushrooms, comprises delivering a charge of compost into a first area 12 of an elongate compression chamber 10, applying a transverse compressive force to the compost within said first area, by means of a vertically movable member 18, so as to form a compressed block of compost, displacing the block of compost longitudinally of the compression chamber from said first area 12 thereof into a second area 22 thereof and applying a longitudinal compressive force to the compost in said second area by means of a ram 15 and repeating the steps with successive charges of compost delivered into the compression chamber so as to build up an elongate block of highly compressed compost. The end of the chamber 10 may be closed by a removable wall to permit formation of discrete blocks therein. Alternatively, a continuous compost bed may be extruded from the end of the chamber 10 which in this case is open.
Bibliography:Application Number: GB19810031057