The message
from "Aileen Howard" contains these words:

Are you really sure you want mushroom compost under the grass? I am
*really* plagued by toadstools now - picked around 100 this morning. No, I
won't leave them because they are around 4 inches high and look a real mess,
as they stick up indiscriminately all over the place, like soldiers.

I shall water the grass assiduously with infusion of
horse-sh^^something-or-other in the hope of having my lawn carpeted with
mushrooms.

I rang the turf suppliers yesterday and the lady assured me that I could get
rid of them with diluted Epsom Salts. Does anyone have any experience of
using this, or am I just being fobbed off?

Haven't heard of that, but copper sulphate might do the job. Or if you
can't get it, ask for Bordeaux mixture in your local hardware/gardening
shop/centre.

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from "Franz Heymann" contains these words:
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How do you get an inexhastable supply of mushroom compost.

I know a mushroom farmer.

Rusty, Have you ever tried growing fingi?

I have grown eight fingi and two thumbi.

Have you read the book "Mushrooms in the garden" by Helmut Steineck?
If so, should I read it?

No. The library will get it for you. You need a room or shed you can
completely seal, ventilation provided through very fine mesh. It is
advisable to have access via two doors: pass through the first, close
it, squirt all round with a good flyspray, then pass into the Holy of
Holies. Mushroom flies are very small, and they can smell mushrooms from
an amazing distance.

My (step)father used to grow mushrooms in our air-raid shelter. The
instructions came with the spawn. The sterilisation of the growing boxes
is another chore.

Perhaps in my state of slowly advancing decrepitude I should not venture on
a foray if I can actually grow some at home.

Forays are much easier and less time-consuming than growing them - believe me!

There appears to be quite a large range of spawns on the market.

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The message
from "Ophelia" contains these words:

I used to buy mushroom compost and spread it as a mulch. The first few days
I alway got mushrooms and it slowed down and then stopped.

I have stopped buying it because I read (here?) that there is not a lot of
nutrient in it.

Most mushroom medium is peat and horse manure mixed. You can grow
mushrooms on spruce litter the acidity of which has been neutralised
with chalk or slaked lime.

There may not be a great deal of nutrient, but it improves the soil, and
Heaven knows, my soil needs improving. All I need is a potter's
wheel.......

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The message
from "Aileen Howard" contains these words:

Are you really sure you want mushroom compost under the grass? I am
*really* plagued by toadstools now - picked around 100 this morning. No, I
won't leave them because they are around 4 inches high and look a real mess,
as they stick up indiscriminately all over the place, like soldiers.

I shall water the grass assiduously with infusion of
horse-sh^^something-or-other in the hope of having my lawn carpeted with
mushrooms.

I rang the turf suppliers yesterday and the lady assured me that I could get
rid of them with diluted Epsom Salts. Does anyone have any experience of
using this, or am I just being fobbed off?

Haven't heard of that, but copper sulphate might do the job. Or if you
can't get it, ask for Bordeaux mixture in your local hardware/gardening
shop/centre.

--
Rusty http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/hi-fi/tqt.htm
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The message
from "Franz Heymann" contains these words:
"Rusty Hinge" wrote in message
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The message
from (NWalch) contains these words:

How do you get an inexhastable supply of mushroom compost.

I know a mushroom farmer.

Rusty, Have you ever tried growing fingi?

I have grown eight fingi and two thumbi.

Have you read the book "Mushrooms in the garden" by Helmut Steineck?
If so, should I read it?

No. The library will get it for you. You need a room or shed you can
completely seal, ventilation provided through very fine mesh. It is
advisable to have access via two doors: pass through the first, close
it, squirt all round with a good flyspray, then pass into the Holy of
Holies. Mushroom flies are very small, and they can smell mushrooms from
an amazing distance.

My (step)father used to grow mushrooms in our air-raid shelter. The
instructions came with the spawn. The sterilisation of the growing boxes
is another chore.

Perhaps in my state of slowly advancing decrepitude I should not venture on
a foray if I can actually grow some at home.

Forays are much easier and less time-consuming than growing them - believe me!

There appears to be quite a large range of spawns on the market.

--
Rusty http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/hi-fi/tqt.htm
horrid·squeak snailything zetnet·co·uk excange d.p. with p to reply.

The message
from "Ophelia" contains these words:

I used to buy mushroom compost and spread it as a mulch. The first few days
I alway got mushrooms and it slowed down and then stopped.

I have stopped buying it because I read (here?) that there is not a lot of
nutrient in it.

Most mushroom medium is peat and horse manure mixed. You can grow
mushrooms on spruce litter the acidity of which has been neutralised
with chalk or slaked lime.

There may not be a great deal of nutrient, but it improves the soil, and
Heaven knows, my soil needs improving. All I need is a potter's
wheel.......

--
Rusty http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/hi-fi/tqt.htm
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Thanks, will try in turn until they go.

Aileen

"Rusty Hinge" wrote in message
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The message
from "Aileen Howard" contains these words:

Are you really sure you want mushroom compost under the grass? I am
*really* plagued by toadstools now - picked around 100 this morning.
No, I
won't leave them because they are around 4 inches high and look a real
mess,
as they stick up indiscriminately all over the place, like soldiers.

I shall water the grass assiduously with infusion of
horse-sh^^something-or-other in the hope of having my lawn carpeted with
mushrooms.

I rang the turf suppliers yesterday and the lady assured me that I could
get
rid of them with diluted Epsom Salts. Does anyone have any experience
of
using this, or am I just being fobbed off?

Haven't heard of that, but copper sulphate might do the job. Or if you
can't get it, ask for Bordeaux mixture in your local hardware/gardening
shop/centre.

--
Rusty http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/hi-fi/tqt.htm
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reply.

"Rusty Hinge" wrote in message
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The message
from "Franz Heymann" contains these
words:
"Rusty Hinge" wrote in message
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The message
from (NWalch) contains these words:

How do you get an inexhastable supply of mushroom compost.

I know a mushroom farmer.

Rusty, Have you ever tried growing fingi?

I have grown eight fingi and two thumbi.

Ask a silly question......

Have you read the book "Mushrooms in the garden" by Helmut Steineck?
If so, should I read it?

No. The library will get it for you. You need a room or shed you can
completely seal, ventilation provided through very fine mesh. It is
advisable to have access via two doors: pass through the first, close
it, squirt all round with a good flyspray, then pass into the Holy of
Holies. Mushroom flies are very small, and they can smell mushrooms from
an amazing distance.

My (step)father used to grow mushrooms in our air-raid shelter. The
instructions came with the spawn. The sterilisation of the growing boxes
is another chore.

Perhaps in my state of slowly advancing decrepitude I should not venture
on
a foray if I can actually grow some at home.

Forays are much easier and less time-consuming than growing them - believe
me!

There appears to be quite a large range of spawns on the market.

--
Rusty http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/hi-fi/tqt.htm
horrid·squeak snailything zetnet·co·uk excange d.p. with p to
reply.