Wine cap mushrooms
So I decided to grow mushrooms. Edible mushrooms, before anyone comments. I ordered two bags of mushroom spawn from North Spore up in Maine. These are really best grown in wood chips, but since I haven't located a free source yet, I decided to go a different route which will actually get everything going faster.
I picked the maple tree in the front yard, and put down heavy cardboard which I get for free, as it comes on our pallets of newspapers. On top of that, I put down a heavy layer of newspaper and soaked everything down. Not just wet; saturated. Someone was kind enough to put out a bunch of straw alongside the road, so I filled up 4 bins when I finished my route and brought it home. Soaked it overnight and the next morning started the bed. Ran out a little over halfway, so I drove 20 miles back up to get the rest and brought it back. I inoculated the straw layer, and since this spawn was fresh (it was still damp), I spread it like grass seed instead of the typical clumps. I went over this with a nice, thick layer of wood shavings from Dad's lathe and spread a second spawn, then another layer of Dad's shavings. I then sprinkled what was left of the straw on that. When I get my wood chips, I'll put a nice layer on top, but in the meantime, this stuff is smaller and will feed them very well over the winter. I still have the other bag, so once I get the chips, I'll spread them under some dogwood and redbud for a second bed. This went much further than usual, since the spawn was fresh and not all dried out and clumped together like it usually is. They literally made this batch, bagged it up and sent it to me. I'm looking forward to getting the other bed going, and then making Morel beds for some side cash. My yard is so shaded, that almost all of it can be turned into Morel beds. |
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look up "chip drop"
for leads on the woodchips |
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My second problem is getting a truck into the yard. It's a tight fit and the road is only sixteen feet wide. I'm better off meeting them onsite with my trailer and having them put what I need directly into that and bring it home. I'll figure it out, I just need a little time to get the right components to fit together, LOL. Thanks for the suggestion. |
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Ive heard recently of winecap mushrooms, just curious what their flavor is similar to? Are they something that can be bought in stores? Im considering growing some also.. Thanks!
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Can edible mushrooms be grown under the banana canopy?
My banana plants run along my privacy fence so there is very little sun between the front line of the canopy and the fence from about April to the the first freeze in say December. Seems like the shade would be a good spot to grow mushrooms. |
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Akula, they will grow underneath your banana canopy, but they may languish in the Florida heat. If you're up north, they will probably flush in the spring and fall, and go dormant during the heat of summer, as they don't like temps over the eighties or so. |
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Oh yeah! My only concern would be that it may be too warm, but it's certainly worth a try! There are a ton of vids on YouTube on how to get going, so I would recommend spending a couple hours watching and learning. That's what I did.
Again, North Spore out of Maine seems to be a really good source. As I said in the beginning, I spread the stuff from the first bag like grass seed; it was so new. I was on the list, so they literally bagged it and sent it out on the same day. In that short amount of time, I opened the second bag yesterday to hit the second bed, and it was already full of mycorrhizae. In like, a week! It was still damp, yet even after breaking it up, I was already casting marbles. Keep this in mind as you cast your spawn: I've seen many vids where they literally toss it out in clumps and get one bag per a 4x4 or 4x8 area. That is just stupid. I got 65 SF in a DOUBLE LAYER out of the first bag. This stuff is going to spread, so keeping it in clumps just wastes it. Using my method, if you want to start out with a shallower bed, but you will have to add chips twice in the first year, you can get 120 SF out of a bag if you broadcast it evenly. It'll take a little longer to establish, but you have just quadrupled your planting area. If you do go with the single layer approach, lay down as much cardboard and newspaper as you can (realistically. Don't put down a foot of the stuff), as it will be a good layer to feed off of. Spread a thin layer of your chips, straw or shavings and seed. Then put your top (third) layer on. The spawn will germinate in the second strata, but also go down and eat all of that paper. If you have access to a lot of cardboard and newspaper as I do, then use that as a heavy layer to feed off of. In your case, you have more chips, so that is the way you should go. |
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Hey Snarkie!
Thanks for that tip about Northspore and this post about mushrooms. I ordered a couple grow kits from NS and grew some mushroooms (lions mane and golden oyster) in my guest bathroom. It was a cool pilot project and got me interested in mushroom growing as a new hobby. Looks like fun! |
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