[newby]

Hello, I am considerin starting growing mushrooms.  Searching around on the web, tend to find a lot of " home kits" fro sale but that is all. I tried a coule of these 2 years ago -- nothing happened. Anyone recomend a good resource / method to start mushroom growing.

Anyone had much success ?

(Hey..I am talking about edible mushrooms here !! lol

[sclarke624]

I have had success many years ago with a kit and then two year ago with a half price one from Woolies nothing.  I saw in one of my catalogues mushroom stuff being sold that is not in a kit, if I find it I will let you know the link.

[DIGGER]

I had a kit last year. I grew one mushroom,it was very tasty.
Thinking i will give it a miss this year

[mumofstig]

I did think about this but they seem expensive for what you get. Always look at the projected yield before you buy.... it's not much for the outlay involved IMO

[jennyb]

i found a kit for a fiver in wilcos the other day. going to give it a go.

[newby]

I notice seeds for sale fom time to time...but not sure how to grow them. Anyone grow them from this ??

[Babstreefern]

My next door buddies have tried the kits without success.  I've had a go with the impregnated dowells that you have to put into logs.   I've had them in my garden for 12 months and absolutely nothing.  I've not thrown out the logs, I keep them now for the wildlife to shelter and feast on. 

In my opinion, don't waste your money.

[digalotty]

my biggest failure

[jennyb]

step dad said his mum got one once and it didn't seem to work so the emptied the thing onto the soil on the front garden - couldn't stop the things growing in the front garden for years after! 

[Ice]

I had one once and grew a couple of mushrooms and about a gazillion compost flies.

[titch]

We did one last year, got about 4 mushrooms out of the kit, flippin pricey mushrooms   :blink:

[Rangerkris]

Im like most on here never got mushrooms from a kit, we got some soil from a scrubby site where contractors were working when we was doing our back garden and it puts up loads of mushrooms hahahahha.  Not eaten them tho as the kids always seem to stomp them befor we get there.   

[Helen_uk]

Good Post! glad i just read this as I was just finalising my list and thought oooo Mushrooms, never see them in the catalogues!

This'll be why then?!

[mashbintater]

I got a kit from B&Q some yrs ago, grew a couple. Bought one from Wilks on Sunday, see how it goes ....
 :happy:

[iwantanallotment]

I've grown mushrooms from kit twice with no problem, although they were cossetted. The first kit yielded several crops.
This year I'm trying various spawn on well-rotted compost, so will be interesting to compare results.
Suttons sell spawn @ £4 odd, and there's usually some on eBay around the same price.
Well worth the effort, cos it's lovely to pick your own fresh mushrooms