Abstract: A plant sod mat utilizing a planting medium of spent mushroom growth material and a porosity increasing material and methods of preparing mushroom compost and of preparing spent mushroom growth media for use in plant sod mats. A plant sod mat utilizing spent mushroom growth media may comprise two layers of the spent mushroom growth media separated by a sheet of polyester, polypropylene or polyethylene fabric. The plant sod mat may also utilize root binding fabrics comprising polyester, polypropylene or polyethylene.

Abstract: An improved method of manufacturing and propagating wildflower sod mats, suitable for outdoor or indoor propagation. The improvement comprises a sod mat which is formed of a sheet or sheets of porous synthetic material, a layer of planting medium and viable wildflower seeds, so that upon germination, the root mass of the seeds intermesh with the porous synthetic material, forming the sod mat. In such form, the sod mat may be cut is economical and easily transported or stored for eventual planting. Thus the consumer is provided with an established sod mat, with viable germinated seedlings.