Richard asks…
How can i get magic mushrooms in the uk?
From what ive heard finding a mushrooms dealer here is fairly difficult, so has anyone got any tips?
Bonus question: Is there a difference between a magic mushroom trip and a magic truffle trip, and which one is better in your opinion?
GardenersCardiff answers:
There are suppliers of fresh magic truffles in Europe but there is a crazy crackdown going on in the UK at the moment so I don’t recommend that option.
You can legally buy spores though. Look up “PF Tek method”. A lot of people grow their own magic mushrooms (the same people also often grow edible mushrooms too), it’s not difficult but you have to follow a damn-near perfect process of sterilization to prevent jars from becoming contaminated.
Interesting guide to contaminants: http://www.shroomery.org/5276/What-are-common-contaminants-of-the-mushroom-culture
I used to think magic mushrooms and truffles were different, truffles being legal up to about 2005, but magic truffles aren’t truffles at all, they are just magic mushrooms that happen to fruit (grow) below ground.
Maria asks…
how do i grow my own mushrooms?
are there seeds that i can buy?
GardenersCardiff answers:
Its not that easy to grow mushrooms my friend. You cant just put a seed in the ground and water it and expect it to grow. You would need to buy a mushroom kit which would cost $20-30. Mushrooms need a lot of moisture, compost, and they grow in warm temperatures between 60-80 F. You can grow them but it will be a lot of work. You need to think about where you will get your compost from, if you have enough land to grow the mushrooms..ect. I love mushrooms but would not grow them because i dont have enough room or time. Instead I grow tomatoes, zuchinnis, cucumbers, lettuce and make amazing salads out of them in the summer.
Charles asks…
how can i get rid of little mushrooms growing on my lawn?
i have hundreds of little mushrooms growing on my lawn, are they harmful to my dog? besides cutting the lawn how can i stop these mushrooms from coming back? is there any sort of weed and feed that’ll do the trick?
GardenersCardiff answers:
I go organically and make my own fungicide easily and cheaply..Broadcast some baking soda(not baking powder) all over your lawn with a lawn spreader or you can use a flour sifter or anything with a screen..then slightly water it in..This is a fungicide and mushrooms are a fungi..do not use weed killer for mushrooms are not a weed..you wil be targeting the wrong culprit..simply search on the net”using baking soda as a fungicide” and there will be thousands of recipes for it and different ways to apply it..I use it on my veggie garden faithfully..check the links out in my profile here….They are nice and healthy.I spray veggies and lawn too once every month with it..I use mushroom compost in my garden for compost reasons and at first alot of little mushrooms sprout in it..I spray it as mentioned above…and it kills them
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