UKC

We've got a low cellar under the house and every time I go there I wonder could it be useful for growing mushrooms - the temps stay pretty constant around 14degC. Does anyone have experience of 'shroom production ??

In reply to LeeWood:

ha, classic. growing shrooms on UKC.

Anyone know where I can purchase some Methylamine and a well ventilated house?

In reply to LeeWood:

ive tried some shittakes but no joy, id like to know also

In reply to Pesda potato:
I've never had any joy with those kits OR innoculated logs, so I've currently given up

In reply to Derry:


I'm sure he means the convential kind that go with a full English rather than the Class A kind. Maybe.

In reply to toad:

I've grown shiitakes from the logs before. Worked well but it was in a warm room.

In reply to LeeWood:

Think you need it around 20c for them.

In reply to Derry:

Edible mushrooms / fungi would be a great complement for our veg 'n eggs market sales

but you're putting ideas in my head ...

In reply to LeeWood:

Bought these for relatives for Christmas, they were very successful

In reply to Mike-W-99:


The cream is very good for getting rid of those.

In reply to LeeWood:

heard on the radio the other day, mushies don't care whether it's light or dark, they grow the same.
Producers only grow them in dark sheds because they don't heed to provide lighting, saves money.

So, grow them anywhere in the house.

In reply to LeeWood:
What a magic thread

In reply to Lusk:

Yes, temperature and humidity control are more important. For one part, growing from a prepared kit it seems fairly easy but I'm trying to figure out these SIX stages of production which are defined - to start from scratch. In nature it seems to happen reliably - but variably and only once a year of course. It goes something like this:

1) collect right materials and compost them (incl watering and aerating)
2) sterilise the compost (so no competition) and inoculate with spore
3) raise the temp to 20degC for a couple weeks
4) lower temp to 14degC and continue

lots of watering and aerating throughout to get optimal conditions; oh bugger where's the 5th (6th !) stage