"Bob Hobden" wrote in message
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"David Hill" wrote

Suttons are again advertising Mushroom Plugs
Has anyone tried them and with what results?

Yes I did a few years back, got some recently felled Beech logs and did
all the drilling, and filling, and sealing with warm wax, and covering
with plastic. Not a thing. However I think I know what the problem was,
they need a damp/wet place to stand, the sort of place you get constant
moss growth, where ferns love to grow. They must never dry out, mine did.

Bob, I have some on order from Suttons and intend to give them a try
this coming year on sycamore and ash. In this part of the world, damp
shaded places are not hard to come by!

Phil
Northern Highlands of Scotland, 40 miles N. of Inverness