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Originally Posted by pjkfarm
Ok, you got me! What sort are they? We are a few miles north and would love to grow them as we eat lots, collect some in wild rest from the store.
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And they really look awesome! And seems like you used wood chips (of which we have massive amounts). |
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Those are red winecaps. I ordered the mycelium from North Spore, in Maine last fall. They require hardwood chips, not pine, and they must be fresh not breaking down already. I put down cardboard, then a layer of lathe shavings (maple and cherry), then a layer of mycelium, followed by some more shavings, mycelium and the top layer of chips a few inches thick. For the other bed, I ran out of shavings, so I used straw and chips instead.
Further north is better, as these are cooler weather mushrooms. They will go dormant over the summer and then flush a second time this fall. Where are you located, VA?