gorgeous! I tried to do that too just by tossing out the leftovers from one of those grow bag kits but got nothing. I have been thinking lately how gardeners rarely seem to talk about incorporating mushrooms into the garden.
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That mycelium might have been spent? I know you can propagate mycelium from those grow bags with some agar and a medium like sterile wheat, sawdust, or wood chips. Or maybe the variety just wasn't suited to open outdoor growing? These ones are pretty hardy and tolerate sun and some dryer soils.
Yeah i can't believe more gardeners don't have mushrooms. It think it's the stigma of "outside mushroom bad" and that fear of poisoning yourself but cultivating them is perfectly safe.
Ya that sounds right. Sometimes you just chuck something out there and see if it grows. So these wine boys you got- where did you get the mycelium from?
Out of curiosity, do you have woodchips in the garden? I read discussions years ago about woodchip covered gardens being fungal dominant and bare soil being more bacteria dominant.
I do in some areas. None of my soil is left naked and depending on what I'm growing it gets leaf mulch, woodchips, straw, or pineneedles. I don't want to lose any moisture and I want to create an environment that attracts microorganisms. The woodchips in the bed are mixed in with natural leaf litter and some straw.
That's awesome!
@Wigglet Those look gorgeous! I have not yet decided on what species of mushroom I want to try in my garden, seeing your success I am thinking harder about it!
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It's been a really great tool for connecting with people interested in similar things π I've met so many neat people over the years