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Posted by Raymondo Armidale, NSW (My Page) on Sat, Nov 12, 05 at 19:13
Anyone know where I could get a "mushroom growing kit"? I used to grow them while living OS but haven't seen any here.
Also, does anyone know of a good field guide to Australian edible fungi? |
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Ray,
I found out by accident how to get my own mushies. I buy bulk mushroom compost and store it behind the shed where it is slightly damp, shaded and sheltered, no sun and quite 'dark' - perfect growing conditions I only use it on the garden the following year because I like to rot it down but lo and behold, when Autumn came around this year, we had a fantastic crop of free mushrooms. If you have a bulk supplier, just pile it up and particularly buy a supply that has mushrooms in it. Most of the bagged stuff will have because its been undisturbed since bagging. I've seen massive mushrooms in the bags at the nursery, so I reckon its worth buying those instead of those little kits. I love a free lunch! Cheers
Linda - Back from the big smoke and down to earth again. |
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| I'll try that one out Linda. I was thinking of shitake mushrooms as I really like them. |
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| Ray, I am after spore for Porcini mushrooms (Boletus edulis) Isn't it interesting that so many on Cornucopia have similiar interests! Tomatoes, chillis, sausage, m/rooms - probably cheese as well!!! |
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I had the same thing a few years back ,cosi fantutti!!
A bag of Mushy Compost and ....IT WAS ALIVE!!. It grew about three kilos all up. It came from a commercial supplier, who changes soil every year.
Worth a try |
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| I posted a writeup of how to grow shiitake and oyster mushrooms indoors that also has links to places that sell all different sorts of spores. I hope it might help some. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Oyster and Shiitake Mushrooms
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| I loove oyster mushrooms, but I never see any kits nor do I know of a source of inoculum in Australia. Any help? |
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| I'm pretty sure that several of the places listed in the guide ship worldwide. If not, they can probably point you in the right direction if you email and ask. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Sources of Spawn and Spores
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I saw a mushroom growing kit in bunnings hawthorn, melbourne (may 2011)and from a farmer at local farmers market in nunawading, i know the post has been around for a while but for future reference if anyone in victoria wants to grow mushroom, you can find it there. However, i am currently looking for shitake mushroom spores...
I don't know where to look... |
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I dont know much about this as I am trying to find spores for my class to use as a project but I found this about shitake mushrooms:
http://www.agroforestry.net.au/main.asp?_=Shiitake
A non-profit organisation that supplies shitake dowels |
Here is a link that might be useful: Shitake Dowel Spawn
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