Mushroom growing kit

How to grow mushrooms

There's a number of ways to grow mushrooms.

How to grow mushrooms naturally

You can buy mushroom spawn to grow in beds or boxes filled with manure or compost. Alternatively choose a 'mushroom growing kit' that usually includes the spawn and growing media (such as wood shavings or straw). If you have access to recently chopped logs, you can buy wooden dowels or plugs that have been impregnated with spawn, which you tap into pre-drilled holes in the log.

Where to grow mushrooms

Mushrooms are best grown under-cover, where temperature and moisture can be controlled.

A shed, garage, garden cold frame or cellar will work well – anywhere out of the sun where it's possible to give mushrooms their optimum growing temperature of around 15°C (the temperature shouldn’t go below 10°C or above 20°C).

Outside, grow mushrooms in beds, on compost heaps, or in logs, again away from sunlight.

Growing mushrooms in beds or boxes

A rich, fertile, moisture-retentive growing medium is needed for mushrooms. The traditional material for growing mushrooms is horse manure and you can buy t

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