Mushroom Garden?

[Jack]

I've wondered about these for many years now. Has anybody here ever tried to grow morels or any of the other mushrooms?

I know of one person that ordered one of these kits. He didn't have any success with it but he admitted he didn't follow the instructions too closely.

Here's a link to one of the many places to purchase a kit....
www.gmushrooms.com/MHK.HTM


Any thoughts gang???

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I know of two fellas that tried it. From what they said, it's a one year thing, and not a great harvest at that.

[determinator]

I haven't tried to grow morels, Jack, but myself and my brother have had success with the indoor kits available in the past. I didn't know a whole lot about the process of mushroom propagation when I grew those... I just followed the directions. I don't know the strain type, either. It is quite possible that they could have been introduced outdoors to make an outdoor patch after then were done indoors,with the proper care.

I'll be starting the kit that I have now, coming up next Monday, the 13th. The strain is called "King Stropharia". It'll take about a month or so before some good-sized 'shrooms are ready to eat. There's supposed to be about 4 flushes over 4 months. Then, I'll get the outdoor patch going. I got it dug up, and the site was used for composting at one time, but hardwood chips are the main medium for establishing them in the outdoor bed. I see that there are aspen chips available at the local Fleet Farm, for pet guinea pigs, and such. I'll be using that in the mushroom patch, when it gets closer to starting it. There is a bit of care involved with the outdoor patch, but mostly watering often enough.

Thanks for that link on the morel- growing site. The place that I got my kit from (Fungi Perfecti) doesn't have the morel strain. I can get more info from their customer service about morels. They seem to be a top-notch authority on mushroom propagation. I did contact them by phone, when there was a problem with my credit card. It got straightened out right away.

I already see another really good spot in my yard for growing mushrooms. There may be some morels, or a different strain, growing there in the future. It is possible that I could start some morels somewhere else, if I do get a morel patch going in my yard, too. ;D