growing mushrooms ( not magic )

Can anyone tell me how to grow mushrooms in the greenhouse from scratch

 

Dear Goblin,
as we speak, am growing Mushrooms in my Graden shed, I do this all the time, and it never fails.
Buy a �£4.99, box of Mushroom spawn, it is all complete from any Garden Centre, and follow the instructions, I always get three 'growings' and find them delicious. If you have a big family, you could of course grow two boxes, I recon it is money well spent as the used compost can be dug into the garden, and it is pretty good stuff.

 

Try this site for different kits
http://www.mycologue.co.uk/
+ if you use mushroom compost on your garden, you may strike lucky & get some in amongst your plants(I have had a generous crop this way), but do make sure you can identify them!

 

they say mushroom compost is alkaline so dont use it around lime hating plants

 

Yup that's v true , best to check your pH. My soil is 5.5 so it works ok in my garden

 

I never realized there was any problem with the spent Mushroom compost, never had any trouble, so just assumed it was ok, also had the odd patch of Mushrooms, what a bonus.
My Garden has been battered all week with the wind and rain, the lovely Daffs, have had their heads in the mud, and although they are now upright, they are not a pretty sight , being very dirty in the cup. We are promised a good day tomorrow, so plans are afoot to do a bit of ho ho hoeing. Ambersparkle

 

Thank you Bayleaf, just been on the Mushroom site you recommend, it is unbelieveable, I will certainly be sampling some of their different Mushrooms, when I get a bit more organised, I only moved here in January, so have a lot to do, as the last occupant was 95, Ambersparkle

 

Good luck Ambersparkle! Sounds like you've got your work cut out - Hope its not too overgrown :eek:
I used innoculated logs, & spawn for grass in a garden I built recently - so am looking forward to the results! I love fungi & go foraging in season, Hope you find room in your garden for some when you have time!

 

Dear Bayleaf,
I don,t think I will be putting any spawn in my grass! I have a DOG,yuk! Mushrooms are my 'Meat'as I am vegetarian, so a very important veggie to me, in fact, the most important. I love to try things tho, so may go 'logging some time in the future.

 

Me veggie too. Dogs + grass growing shrooms a no go defintely!! :eek:

 

Ambersparkle... you can get kits growing mushrooms I have done for 20 years you may be able to get Spawns and just put them om a flat peat bed on dark and warm... and soon you can pick fresh some daily over a long time...great ...used to get them in 2 gallon buckets, not sure now..

 

Thanks for tips on mushrooms, I got a kit and started, into first week so early days yet, hoping fot a result soon.