Mushrooms

[lucasmaddock]

I’m interested in growing mushrooms but don’t know where to start. Can anyone help me with some tips or info or point me in the direction of an online resource?

[Veggie Boy]

For starters use the search function. There are a couple of thread here which will provide a minimal amount of info. Try http://www.funkyfungus.com

[Michaelangelica]

Turkey Tail Mushrooms Help Immune System Fight Cancer
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[NGcomm]

http://milkwoodpermaculture.com.au/c...on-0912-sydney will give you all the info you need plus plugs and spawn to quickly understand the process.

[Wombat]

Not far from us there are a couple of mushroom farms - plastic bag " trays" are 20 c each on a help yourself honor system. We collected 6 and took us a couple of days to get around to digging them in - in that time they all were covered in mushrooms so we we left them under the house and enjoyed the harvest for a month or so then spread it on the garden when they stopped. Turned the soil very alkaline though - next time we will compost it first.

[Benjy136]

Over here in the US I've grown shitake mushrooms in oak and sweetgum logs. Not being familar with the trees in Oz, I'm not sure if I can be of any help,though. You need fresh logs about one and a half meters long and about a hand in diameter.Soak the logs for about a week in clean water, drill 13mm holes about a handsbredth apart, insert the spores and seal the holes with candlewax. The first good crop will come in in about a year and produce for about 5 years per log. The logs are not allowed to dry out and are leaned,crossing a level rail (kinda like a hitching rail) on each side of it like a bunch of Xs They do well under a roof or in a pine grove.
Shitake growers are all over the world and you could probably just punch in the name and follow it to where it leads you. They're great tasting and a nice looking species.

Benjy

[NGcomm]

@Lucas - I just finished the mushroom course I noted in Sydney and it was a blast. I was a bit fearful of all the processes needed according to Paul Stamet's but after the course I feel I could do it anywhere. Shiitake and reishi are probably the easiest if you do them in sawdust instead of logs and oyster mushies on suger mulch. Have a search and keep it simple. Will, who ran the course, has a website at forestfungi.com.au that provides a lot of info plus access to agar plates and grain spawn. Good luck!

[anapaine]

For growing mushrooms it is necessary to get all their nutrients from organic matter in their growing medium. This medium nothing but compost, is systematically formulated of various materials such as straw, corn cobs, gypsum and nitrogen supplements. One of the best compost is BioActive CocoPeat. It contains Dolomite to give a balanced pH, fertilize for healthy growth of mushrooms. With this product you don’t need to add anything. It has all the nutrients and biology you need to grow healthy plants.

[NGcomm]

One of the best compost is BioActive CocoPeat. It contains Dolomite to give a balanced pH, fertilize for healthy growth of mushrooms. With this product you don’t need to add anything. It has all the nutrients and biology you need to grow healthy plants.

anapaine - as different mushrooms require different substrates, or grow on logs, I think you need to review your advertising statement. In fact, as it has to be pasturised before the spawn is added (if you are using a substrate instead of logs) all the bacteria mentioned will be killed off, or severly hampered. To be honest, sugar bugasse is easier, cheaper and more productive for mushrooms that utilise this type of substrate than the "BioActive CocoPat" you advertise.

[Jetanalken]

Well really make my task quite handy, as I was also looking for online resources to grow the Mushrooms and I find it from you people. Thanks from my side also.