Is it possible to keep mushroom farm for next year?

Posted by none on June 10, 2008, 10:26 am

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I just bought a mushroom farm. I'm wondering if it is possible to let a
mushroom spore and grow them again next season?

thanks

Lionel

Posted by terryc on June 10, 2008, 10:50 am

On Wed, 11 Jun 2008 00:26:13 +1000, none wrote:

If like all gardens you replace the nutrients, aka completely rebuild the
mushroom farm. basically it is a pile of wet straw and dynamic lifter
that is innoculated with the spore.

Good luck.

Posted by David Hare-Scott on June 10, 2008, 9:46 pm

Yes you can collect the spores. Lay glossy paper around the base of a big'un
as it opens. You will get a pattern of black/brown that you can roll up and
keep in a dry place until you have new compost and the temperature is right.

David

Posted by none on June 11, 2008, 4:04 am

David Hare-Scott wrote:

Great, I'm gonna give it a crack when it comes time :).

Thanks

Lionel.

Posted by John Savage on June 23, 2008, 10:01 am

Do mushrooms have 'seasons'? I thought they'd grow all year 'round if you
have a suitable basement, disused railway tunnel, whatever. If your saved
spore loses its potency, just buy a large flat mushroom from the green-
grocer's about a week before you want to plant the spore. If you store the
'shroom in the brown paper bag you buy it in, the inside of the bag will
develop a circle of dark grey spore underneath the gills.
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John Savage (my news address is not valid for email)