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Your Questions About Gardening

GardenersCardiff — Tue, 11 Mar 2014 13:05:02 +0000

Sandy asks…

How do you grow button mushrooms?

Anyone know how to grow button mushrooms? Can I grow them at home? Where do you get the seeds/how do you start growing them? The big monster mushrooms will also work too(I forget their name). Is it even posible to grow them at home?

Can I grow them or do I need to leave this to a gardener with all the proper professionall growing gardening tools?

GardenersCardiff answers:

They sell kits, mushrooms grow from spores not seeds so I would be careful as they can germinate fairly easily and unless you know what you are growing you could grow things that are poisonous

try these sites.. I haven’t actually grown any myself, but have thought about it in the past..

Wheatgrass Kits Products

http://www.gmushrooms.org/

http://www.laughingbuddhanursery.com/lbn1/edible_mushroom/emc_indoor_kits.asp

Mandy asks…

What would the mcCanns have used to bury Maddie?

I know holiday apartments come reasonably well equipt, but with gardening tools?The McCanns must have gone to a store to buy a spade or something, and yet no shop assistant has come forward to identify them?Surely no one is suggesting they used their bare hands to bury her?

GardenersCardiff answers:

Remember there were a lot of building sites around the apartment and near the church!

Betty asks…

Where to get wood, timber and other things to build a shed for an allotment?

I just took on an allotment but there is no shed or anything, where do I get wood, timber and other bits to build a shed. Where do I get bits and bobs, garden tools to maintain it. I don´t wanna spend a great deal of money on it, better even if I could get it for free. Or is there anywhere near Lincoln, Uk a junk yard where I can get bits like that?

GardenersCardiff answers:

Join your local freecycle group and put a wanted ad. I got loads of bits for my allotment. I was lucky and got a greenhouse from ebay for £10. So it may be worth looking on there too. Best of luck.
Http://www.freecycle.org/group/United%20Kingdom/East%20Midlands/Lincoln

Your Questions About Gardening

GardenersCardiff — Sat, 12 Oct 2013 13:05:05 +0000

Betty asks…

How do i grow my own mushrooms?

i want to grow my own mushrooms. I live in the north eastern part of the US and want to grow edible sheeps head mushrooms or button mushrooms. How do i do it….. preerabbly somewhere indoors

GardenersCardiff answers:

Don’t do it. Bad schrooms are horrible and leave you feeling paranoid.

Charles asks…

How can i grow my own Reishi Mushroom?

I want to grow my own reishi Mushrooms can someone help me. If you can tell me what the reishi Mushroom is good for. I heard it can give people energy and helps immune system.

GardenersCardiff answers:

My mushroom is huge

David asks…

What mushrooms grow naturally in Wyoming?

Now Im not talking about “those” kind of mushrooms.
I have been thinking of growing my own mushrooms and would like to know what strain would grow most easily in the Wyoming climate. I may try an indoor grow room (Shitaki and Portabella), but I am mostly thinking of the easiest to grow outside in a small garden plot.

GardenersCardiff answers:

Wild Morrells are delicious as are young Puffballs. Here are more natives: http://search.yahoo.com/search?p=native+wy+mushrooms&fr=ush-ans

Think you’d be better off buying a kit: http://search.yahoo.com/search?p=mushroom+growing+kit&fr=ush-ans

Your Questions About Gardening

GardenersCardiff — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 12:05:01 +0000

Betty asks…

Does anyone know what species of bird this is?

Here’s a picture:
http://chascreek.blogs.com/local_life/images/birds_of_prey_7.jpg

It’s in our garden at the minute!

GardenersCardiff answers:

It looks like this hawk picture I looked up.
Says its a Harris’ Hawk
http://www.betterphoto.com/gallery/dynoGallDetail.asp?photoID=1534732&catID=532&contestCatID=&rowNumber=18&camID=

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harris’s_Hawk

David asks…

Bloggers please help!!!????? (10 pts.)?

I need to find spanish written blogs about: florists, flowers, gifts, and gardening.

Preferrably from eaither, the U.S, Mexico, Puerto Rico or Brazil.

If you know any links or sites with blogs of these kinds, i would highly appreciate it!

Thank you all who are willing to help!!
It can be eaither or any of them topics! Thanks Again for any help available!

GardenersCardiff answers:

Http://www.centralsquareflorist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-search.cgi?blog_id=1&tag=Central%20Square%20Florist%20News%3B%20Flower%20Buying%20Advice&limit=20

Sharon asks…

Garden hose with lead pose a risk to washing children’s toys?

I just read this article: http://www.mnn.com/your-home/organic-farming-gardening/blogs/lead-in-your-garden-hose-study-finds-high-levels-of-toxic-

I`m not sure if my garden hose has lead, but it is pretty likely considering this article.

I am going to get a drink-safe hose soon, but I am worried about all the times I washed my kids bikes and outdoor toys with this hose. And then my kids touched them. Would this have posed a risk?
All the info I have seen says to wash hands after handling hose and do not drink from hose. But I can`t find any information about toys that are washed with the hose or outdoor pools filled with the hose.

GardenersCardiff answers:

Ask you kids dr. About this. You can have them lead tested. It is a simple blood test to determine their lead level.