"John Savage" wrote in message
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none ""lionel\"@(none)" writes:
David Hare-Scott wrote:
"none" ""lionel\"@(none)" wrote in message
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I just bought a mushroom farm. I'm wondering if it is possible to let a
mushroom spore and grow them again next season?

thanks

Lionel

Yes you can collect the spores. Lay glossy paper around the base of a
big'un
as it opens. You will get a pattern of black/brown that you can roll up
and
keep in a dry place until you have new compost and the temperature is
right.

Great, I'm gonna give it a crack when it comes time .

Do mushrooms have 'seasons'? I thought they'd grow all year 'round if you
have a suitable basement, disused railway tunnel, whatever. If your saved
spore loses its potency, just buy a large flat mushroom from the green-
grocer's about a week before you want to plant the spore. If you store the
'shroom in the brown paper bag you buy it in, the inside of the bag will
develop a circle of dark grey spore underneath the gills.
--
John Savage (my news address is not valid for email)

They have no season as such, all they need is fresh compost, moisture and the
right temperature for the particular type. The business of keeping them in
the dark is not in itself important, it's just that dark places may be easier
to keep at the right temperature and humidity, and light is not required like
green plants. Field mushrooms grow in full sun.

David