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  • 14-03-2012 10:41pm
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    radiat
    Registered Users Posts: 151 ✭✭


    anybody used mushroom growing kits or grew them any other way?

    i'd like to give it a try


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    kerryted
    Closed Accounts Posts: 131 ✭✭kerryted


    radiat wrote: »
    anybody used mushroom growing kits or grew them any other way?

    i'd like to give it a try

    yes bought the kit in aldi 4 weeks ago i did get 5 or 6 mushrooms not KGs out of the box not a great return for my fiver


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    TechnoFreek
    Registered Users Posts: 2,920 ✭✭✭TechnoFreek


    kerryted wrote: »

    yes bought the kit in aldi 4 weeks ago i did get 5 or 6 mushrooms not KGs out of the box not a great return for my fiver

    same here. I got 4 mushrooms initially. Nothing after that and no multiple harvests either as the box states.


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    Zuiderzee
    Closed Accounts Posts: 593 ✭✭✭Zuiderzee


    You can get mushroom spores from some garden shops and on ebay fairly handy.
    Dig in some well rotted manure and dig in lots of straw or wood based products, bark, woodchip sweepings - think cellulose.

    Spread the spores over the base and turn in gently, cover with newspaper and keep moist. I cover mine with a fish box to exclude light.

    More details on growing on the blog.

    At Dangan garden centre in Galway I picked up a pack of white button mushroom spore for 6.80


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