![]() ![]() Some people are allergic to mushroom spores. Casing may be either: 50% garden soil 50% peat plus 2 or 3 handfuls of lime per bucketful of casing OR 50% chalk and 50% granulated peat.ĬAUTION Care should always be taken in siting the fruiting mushroom. Cover the compost with 2.5cm (1in) of casing. When the compost is fully colonised (covered with white threads) remove newspaper. The compost will become covered in white fungal threads in 2 - 3 weeks. Firm the surface again and cover with a damp newspaper to keep the compost dark and moist. It may heat up after packing so leave until the temperature is steady and no higher than 21☌ (69☏) Spawing Scatter the spawn over the surface and mix in until it is about 2 to 3ins deep. Beds should be about 25cms (10ins) deep, boxes 15-20cm (6-8in) deep. Mushroom Beds or BoxesĪ cellar, shed, cool greenhouse, shelter or even garden frame can be used. The heap will get hot and should be turned and forked as above. Suitable activators can be 2% dried blood or 5% deep litter poultry manure. Make a similar sized heap as above by thoroughly wetting the straw over several days and stacking using activator on top of each 15cms (16ins) of straw. The manure will be clean if composting temperatures are reached. Make sure the compost is free of worms, invertebrates etc, which will eat the spawn. ![]() Make your compost heap in an open shed or protected by some kind of covering. The best compost for mushrooms is horse manure which is earily obtrained from stables. Make the compost from fresh, strawy horse manure, or straw supplemented with organic nitrogen. You need 20kg (45lbs) of well rotted compost for 100g spawn. ![]() They do not grow well below 10☌ (60☏) or above 20☌ (68☏) Preparing the compost Mushrooms grow best at an even temperature of about 16☌ (60☏). ![]()
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