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RK
09/09/2024
Ron K.
United StatesWine Cap cultivation with a question .
I bought one of your wine cap blocks last fall and planted it with straw, hardwood chips and twigs. It seemed to have wintered well although I covered with fir branches for the massive cold spell we had. It fruited nicely in March and I have had two nice blooms since then. Good stuff. I have also thrown the left over pieces, stems and slug eaten parts, back into the mix assuming that they will provide good food for the growing mycelium. I have a question about whether I should add mushroom parts from wild mushrooms that I bring home from the field and woods. Similarly, I have some spent mycelium from an oyster mix from other packets that I am contemplating adding as well. Is this a good idea or should I keep them "pure" and not mix different species of mushroom parts?
BM
04/30/2024
Bryan M.
United StatesEarly review of wine cap
I made a 4' x 5' area covered with split oak pieces on top of the ground. Then did a lasagna spread with mycelium and lean straw in two layers. Packaging looked good. Not sure how developed the mycelium is but we shall see. Hope it goes well.
TT
04/29/2024
Terry T.
United Statesso far so good
I made a bedding of pine shavings from our chicken coop alternating layers with rice straw and inoculated with the spores. A week later the mycelium is spreading nicely throughout the bedding. It's been lightly watered daily and is in the full shade and so far looks perfect. Thanks to the helpful person on customer support who talked me through my bedding options. Cheers
AH
04/02/2024
Andrew H.
United StatesGreat mushrooms
I purchased my first order of wine cap mushroom spawn last year in early spring. This was my first time trying to grow mushrooms. I layered some straw and hardwood wood chips from apple and cherry branches I had and in-between the layers I added the mushroom spawn. I had a soaker hose on the top of the mushroom bed to irrigate in the summer since I live in the Columbia Basin and it does not rain here lol. The placement of the bed is an area that stays mostly shaded. I had great results, we had our first harvest September 2nd until frost in late October. We had multiple flushes of mushrooms. We had plenty for pizza, adding to all kinds of dishes and some to pickle. The mycelium is still looking good and survived the winter. I added another layer of wood chips and straw last late fall. I just ordered some more wine cap spawn to add to another area of our garden. Can’t wait till we get a flush off our patch from last year this spring and fall!
KB
01/31/2024
Katlyn B.
United StatesOver a year and no fruit
My first attempt last year around this time failed sadly I have not gotten any mushrooms. I spread the bag around a tree and layered woodchips and straw. May attempt another time. I must have done something wrong.