mushrooms

[niki]

i av tried three times now to grow mushrooms..but no good so far any good tips r welcome thanks

[thecarnage]

Have you tried a mushroom grow kit?

[niki]

i av tried them twice and from seeds once..but no luck..boo hoo lol

[NOG]

You need to keep the temp steady the logs ipregnated with spores are ment to be good.

[niki]

am in uk av not seen logs the way u discribe em......only kits and seeds....will go lookin now thanks

[Nippy]

Buy some Miracle Grow compost, I have never seen so many/big mushrooms as those growing in my window boxes
One was so big it pushed a Surfina right out of the soil!

[niki]

miracle grow compost with mushroom seeds,,,which seeds would u recomend plz

[allotmentlady]

WHAT i do is to obtain a nice biggish log, not too heavy to carry, drill some holes in and insert Buy Mushroom Shiitake Plugs online from Suttons into it and I always put mine underneath my muck pile, which is covered with tarpaulin and they romp away.

Hope this helps

[Snadger]

Only tried mushrooms once under the greenhouse staging but nothing happened! Or so I thought..........the following year I had a wonderful crop of mushrooms the size of dinner plates!

[NOG]

You need to investigate the type of log you need. I saw those plugs at a garden show and he wanted £6 for the plugs and £20 for a plugged log. As I have about 10 ton of cut Liandi piled in the garden. But this is not suitable, as its too sappy.

[busylizzylizzy]

Hi

My dad used to grow mushrooms under the bed....They were always covered with newspaper and used to be kept damp but not to wet....He used to grow the button type he was quite successful....Hope this helps, never tried them my self.

Lizzy

[Lemon]

You need to investigate the type of log you need. I saw those plugs at a garden show and he wanted £6 for the plugs and £20 for a plugged log. As I have about 10 ton of cut Liandi piled in the garden. But this is not suitable, as its too sappy.

Sites that sell impregnated plugs suggest a freshly cut birch log. Never tried so can't comment I'm afraid.