"John Savage" <rookswood@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> none <""lionel\"@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
(none)"> writes:
> >David Hare-Scott wrote:
> >> "none" <""lionel\"@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> >>> I just bought a mushroom farm. I'm wondering if it is possible to
let a
> >>> mushroom s****e and grow them again next season?
> >>>
> >>> thanks
> >>>
> >>> Lionel
> >>
> >> Yes you can collect the s****es. 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.
> >
> >Great, I'm gonna give it a crack when it comes time :).
>
> 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
> s****e loses its potency, just buy a large flat mushroom from the green-
> grocer's about a week before you want to plant the s****e. 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 s****e underneath the gills.
> --
> John Savage (my news address is not valid for email)
They have no season as such, all they need is fresh compost, moisture and
the
right temperature for the particular type. The business of keeping them
in
the dark is not in itself im****tant, it's just that dark places may be
easier
to keep at the right temperature and humidity, and light is not required
like
green plants. Field mushrooms grow in full sun.
David
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