The message
from "Franz Heymann" contains these words:

You can roll up more or less any untreated paper (so don't
try Bronco or
Izal) and use that.

A few questions:
How long does it take from spawning to eating?

How long is a piece of string? But you can bank on a good six months,
I'd guess.

Does one have to tie string round the roll to stop it
unrolling as time goes on?

No. The dampness and the mycelium do that for you.

Do you have to water it?

Yes.

If so, how much?

Ah. That's the important bit. It shouldn't be quite dry, but it mustn't
get too wet.

Can I keep the roll in the dark in the garage right from day
nought?

Yes.

How long does a roll remain productive?

No idea, but it's not a one-day-wonder.

It doea seem rather like expensive mushrooms at over £9 for
10 roll's worth

You buy gilt-edged bogpaper or something? Go to Aldi or Lidl and get a
dozen for a couple of quid....

However, you can do it even cheaper by making 'logs' out of
tightly-rolled newspaper. Higher quality paper has too much clay in it,
I would think.

I've seen somewhere else that oyster mushrooms will grow on chipboard -
but that might depend on the wood the chips came from.

--------======== QUOTE ========--------

From alt.nature.mushrooms


[A slightly different subject: for some reason I chucked a couple of Oyster
Mushrooms out in my parents garden(I can't remember exactly why or when) on
to a piece of chipboard. I looked somewhen later and noticed some oyster
mushrooms growing. I'm going to get a log and innoculate it with oyster
spawn, should be interesting.]

--
Rusty
Open the creaking gate to make a horrid.squeak, then lower the foobar.
http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/hi-fi/

The message
from "Franz Heymann" contains these words:

You can roll up more or less any untreated paper (so don't
try Bronco or
Izal) and use that.

A few questions:
How long does it take from spawning to eating?

How long is a piece of string? But you can bank on a good six months,
I'd guess.

Does one have to tie string round the roll to stop it
unrolling as time goes on?

No. The dampness and the mycelium do that for you.

Do you have to water it?

Yes.

If so, how much?

Ah. That's the important bit. It shouldn't be quite dry, but it mustn't
get too wet.

Can I keep the roll in the dark in the garage right from day
nought?

Yes.

How long does a roll remain productive?

No idea, but it's not a one-day-wonder.

It doea seem rather like expensive mushrooms at over £9 for
10 roll's worth

You buy gilt-edged bogpaper or something? Go to Aldi or Lidl and get a
dozen for a couple of quid....

However, you can do it even cheaper by making 'logs' out of
tightly-rolled newspaper. Higher quality paper has too much clay in it,
I would think.

I've seen somewhere else that oyster mushrooms will grow on chipboard -
but that might depend on the wood the chips came from.

--------======== QUOTE ========--------

From alt.nature.mushrooms


[A slightly different subject: for some reason I chucked a couple of Oyster
Mushrooms out in my parents garden(I can't remember exactly why or when) on
to a piece of chipboard. I looked somewhen later and noticed some oyster
mushrooms growing. I'm going to get a log and innoculate it with oyster
spawn, should be interesting.]

--
Rusty
Open the creaking gate to make a horrid.squeak, then lower the foobar.
http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/hi-fi/

On Tue, 23 Mar 2004 18:04:47 GMT, Jaques d'Alltrades
wrote:


However, you can do it even cheaper by making 'logs' out of
tightly-rolled newspaper. Higher quality paper has too much clay in it,
I would think.

I've seen somewhere else that oyster mushrooms will grow on chipboard -
but that might depend on the wood the chips came from.


I'm going to look deeper into this, our cook's been asking about
oyster mushrooms. I saw something in one of the weekend papers a month
or two back about a microbiologist & a forester who have teamed up
growing a vast range of edible fungi on low value timber. I think
they're selling spores as well. I can get as much sawmill waste as I
can take away, I just need the spores and the know how.

Rod

Weed my email address to reply
http://website.lineone.net/~rodcraddock/index.html

The message
from "Franz Heymann" contains these words:

You can roll up more or less any untreated paper (so don't
try Bronco or
Izal) and use that.

A few questions:
How long does it take from spawning to eating?

How long is a piece of string? But you can bank on a good six months,
I'd guess.

Does one have to tie string round the roll to stop it
unrolling as time goes on?

No. The dampness and the mycelium do that for you.

Do you have to water it?

Yes.

If so, how much?

Ah. That's the important bit. It shouldn't be quite dry, but it mustn't
get too wet.

Can I keep the roll in the dark in the garage right from day
nought?

Yes.

How long does a roll remain productive?

No idea, but it's not a one-day-wonder.

It doea seem rather like expensive mushrooms at over £9 for
10 roll's worth

You buy gilt-edged bogpaper or something? Go to Aldi or Lidl and get a
dozen for a couple of quid....

However, you can do it even cheaper by making 'logs' out of
tightly-rolled newspaper. Higher quality paper has too much clay in it,
I would think.

I've seen somewhere else that oyster mushrooms will grow on chipboard -
but that might depend on the wood the chips came from.

--------======== QUOTE ========--------

From alt.nature.mushrooms


[A slightly different subject: for some reason I chucked a couple of Oyster
Mushrooms out in my parents garden(I can't remember exactly why or when) on
to a piece of chipboard. I looked somewhen later and noticed some oyster
mushrooms growing. I'm going to get a log and innoculate it with oyster
spawn, should be interesting.]

--
Rusty
Open the creaking gate to make a horrid.squeak, then lower the foobar.
http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/hi-fi/

On Tue, 23 Mar 2004 18:04:47 GMT, Jaques d'Alltrades
wrote:


However, you can do it even cheaper by making 'logs' out of
tightly-rolled newspaper. Higher quality paper has too much clay in it,
I would think.

I've seen somewhere else that oyster mushrooms will grow on chipboard -
but that might depend on the wood the chips came from.


I'm going to look deeper into this, our cook's been asking about
oyster mushrooms. I saw something in one of the weekend papers a month
or two back about a microbiologist & a forester who have teamed up
growing a vast range of edible fungi on low value timber. I think
they're selling spores as well. I can get as much sawmill waste as I
can take away, I just need the spores and the know how.

Rod

Weed my email address to reply
http://website.lineone.net/~rodcraddock/index.html

The message
from "Franz Heymann" contains these words:

You can roll up more or less any untreated paper (so don't
try Bronco or
Izal) and use that.

A few questions:
How long does it take from spawning to eating?

How long is a piece of string? But you can bank on a good six months,
I'd guess.

Does one have to tie string round the roll to stop it
unrolling as time goes on?

No. The dampness and the mycelium do that for you.

Do you have to water it?

Yes.

If so, how much?

Ah. That's the important bit. It shouldn't be quite dry, but it mustn't
get too wet.

Can I keep the roll in the dark in the garage right from day
nought?

Yes.

How long does a roll remain productive?

No idea, but it's not a one-day-wonder.

It doea seem rather like expensive mushrooms at over £9 for
10 roll's worth

You buy gilt-edged bogpaper or something? Go to Aldi or Lidl and get a
dozen for a couple of quid....

However, you can do it even cheaper by making 'logs' out of
tightly-rolled newspaper. Higher quality paper has too much clay in it,
I would think.

I've seen somewhere else that oyster mushrooms will grow on chipboard -
but that might depend on the wood the chips came from.

--------======== QUOTE ========--------

From alt.nature.mushrooms


[A slightly different subject: for some reason I chucked a couple of Oyster
Mushrooms out in my parents garden(I can't remember exactly why or when) on
to a piece of chipboard. I looked somewhen later and noticed some oyster
mushrooms growing. I'm going to get a log and innoculate it with oyster
spawn, should be interesting.]

--
Rusty
Open the creaking gate to make a horrid.squeak, then lower the foobar.
http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/hi-fi/

On Tue, 23 Mar 2004 18:04:47 GMT, Jaques d'Alltrades
wrote:


However, you can do it even cheaper by making 'logs' out of
tightly-rolled newspaper. Higher quality paper has too much clay in it,
I would think.

I've seen somewhere else that oyster mushrooms will grow on chipboard -
but that might depend on the wood the chips came from.


I'm going to look deeper into this, our cook's been asking about
oyster mushrooms. I saw something in one of the weekend papers a month
or two back about a microbiologist & a forester who have teamed up
growing a vast range of edible fungi on low value timber. I think
they're selling spores as well. I can get as much sawmill waste as I
can take away, I just need the spores and the know how.

Rod

Weed my email address to reply
http://website.lineone.net/~rodcraddock/index.html

On Tue, 23 Mar 2004 18:04:47 GMT, Jaques d'Alltrades
wrote:


However, you can do it even cheaper by making 'logs' out of
tightly-rolled newspaper. Higher quality paper has too much clay in it,
I would think.

I've seen somewhere else that oyster mushrooms will grow on chipboard -
but that might depend on the wood the chips came from.


I'm going to look deeper into this, our cook's been asking about
oyster mushrooms. I saw something in one of the weekend papers a month
or two back about a microbiologist & a forester who have teamed up
growing a vast range of edible fungi on low value timber. I think
they're selling spores as well. I can get as much sawmill waste as I
can take away, I just need the spores and the know how.

Rod

Weed my email address to reply
http://website.lineone.net/~rodcraddock/index.html

"Rod" wrote in message
...
On Tue, 23 Mar 2004 18:04:47 GMT, Jaques d'Alltrades
wrote:


However, you can do it even cheaper by making 'logs' out
of
tightly-rolled newspaper. Higher quality paper has too
much clay in it,
I would think.

I've seen somewhere else that oyster mushrooms will grow
on chipboard -
but that might depend on the wood the chips came from.


I'm going to look deeper into this, our cook's been asking
about
oyster mushrooms. I saw something in one of the weekend
papers a month
or two back about a microbiologist & a forester who have
teamed up
growing a vast range of edible fungi on low value timber.
I think
they're selling spores as well. I can get as much sawmill
waste as I
can take away, I just need the spores and the know how.

Please keep us informed about how to contact that pair of
entrepreneurs.

Franz

"Rod" wrote in message
...
On Tue, 23 Mar 2004 18:04:47 GMT, Jaques d'Alltrades
wrote:


However, you can do it even cheaper by making 'logs' out
of
tightly-rolled newspaper. Higher quality paper has too
much clay in it,
I would think.

I've seen somewhere else that oyster mushrooms will grow
on chipboard -
but that might depend on the wood the chips came from.


I'm going to look deeper into this, our cook's been asking
about
oyster mushrooms. I saw something in one of the weekend
papers a month
or two back about a microbiologist & a forester who have
teamed up
growing a vast range of edible fungi on low value timber.
I think
they're selling spores as well. I can get as much sawmill
waste as I
can take away, I just need the spores and the know how.

Please keep us informed about how to contact that pair of
entrepreneurs.

Franz

"Jaques d'Alltrades"
wrote in message
...
The message
from "Franz Heymann"
contains these words:

You can roll up more or less any untreated paper (so
don't
try Bronco or
Izal) and use that.

A few questions:
How long does it take from spawning to eating?

How long is a piece of string? But you can bank on a good
six months,
I'd guess.

That'a a fair answer. Now I know it is months rather than
weeks or years.

Does one have to tie string round the roll to stop it
unrolling as time goes on?

No. The dampness and the mycelium do that for you.

Do you have to water it?

Yes.

If so, how much?

Ah. That's the important bit. It shouldn't be quite dry,
but it mustn't
get too wet.

Can I keep the roll in the dark in the garage right from
day
nought?

Yes.

How long does a roll remain productive?

No idea, but it's not a one-day-wonder.

It doea seem rather like expensive mushrooms at over £9
for
10 roll's worth

You buy gilt-edged bogpaper or something? Go to Aldi or
Lidl and get a
dozen for a couple of quid....

It's not the price of the spawn. The URL which was given
higher up in the thread quoted £9.xx for an amount they said
would be sufficient for 10 rolls of bogpaper.

However, you can do it even cheaper by making 'logs' out
of
tightly-rolled newspaper. Higher quality paper has too
much clay in it,
I would think.

I've seen somewhere else that oyster mushrooms will grow
on chipboard -
but that might depend on the wood the chips came from.

--------======== QUOTE ========--------

From alt.nature.mushrooms


[A slightly different subject: for some reason I chucked
a couple of Oyster
Mushrooms out in my parents garden(I can't remember
exactly why or when) on
to a piece of chipboard. I looked somewhen later and
noticed some oyster
mushrooms growing. I'm going to get a log and
innoculate it with oyster
spawn, should be interesting.]

Thanks, Rusty. I now have a little more to go on. Soon I
will succumb and buy some spawn.

Franz

"Jaques d'Alltrades"
wrote in message
...
The message
from "Franz Heymann"
contains these words:

You can roll up more or less any untreated paper (so
don't
try Bronco or
Izal) and use that.

A few questions:
How long does it take from spawning to eating?

How long is a piece of string? But you can bank on a good
six months,
I'd guess.

That'a a fair answer. Now I know it is months rather than
weeks or years.

Does one have to tie string round the roll to stop it
unrolling as time goes on?

No. The dampness and the mycelium do that for you.

Do you have to water it?

Yes.

If so, how much?

Ah. That's the important bit. It shouldn't be quite dry,
but it mustn't
get too wet.

Can I keep the roll in the dark in the garage right from
day
nought?

Yes.

How long does a roll remain productive?

No idea, but it's not a one-day-wonder.

It doea seem rather like expensive mushrooms at over £9
for
10 roll's worth

You buy gilt-edged bogpaper or something? Go to Aldi or
Lidl and get a
dozen for a couple of quid....

It's not the price of the spawn. The URL which was given
higher up in the thread quoted £9.xx for an amount they said
would be sufficient for 10 rolls of bogpaper.

However, you can do it even cheaper by making 'logs' out
of
tightly-rolled newspaper. Higher quality paper has too
much clay in it,
I would think.

I've seen somewhere else that oyster mushrooms will grow
on chipboard -
but that might depend on the wood the chips came from.

--------======== QUOTE ========--------

From alt.nature.mushrooms


[A slightly different subject: for some reason I chucked
a couple of Oyster
Mushrooms out in my parents garden(I can't remember
exactly why or when) on
to a piece of chipboard. I looked somewhen later and
noticed some oyster
mushrooms growing. I'm going to get a log and
innoculate it with oyster
spawn, should be interesting.]

Thanks, Rusty. I now have a little more to go on. Soon I
will succumb and buy some spawn.

Franz

The message
from Rod contains these words:

I'm going to look deeper into this, our cook's been asking about
oyster mushrooms. I saw something in one of the weekend papers a month
or two back about a microbiologist & a forester who have teamed up
growing a vast range of edible fungi on low value timber. I think
they're selling spores as well. I can get as much sawmill waste as I
can take away, I just need the spores and the know how.

I'd ask in alt.nature.mushrooms

--
Rusty
Open the creaking gate to make a horrid.squeak, then lower the foobar.
http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/hi-fi/

The message
from Rod contains these words:

I'm going to look deeper into this, our cook's been asking about
oyster mushrooms. I saw something in one of the weekend papers a month
or two back about a microbiologist & a forester who have teamed up
growing a vast range of edible fungi on low value timber. I think
they're selling spores as well. I can get as much sawmill waste as I
can take away, I just need the spores and the know how.

I'd ask in alt.nature.mushrooms

--
Rusty
Open the creaking gate to make a horrid.squeak, then lower the foobar.
http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/hi-fi/

"Rod" wrote in message
...
On Tue, 23 Mar 2004 18:04:47 GMT, Jaques d'Alltrades
wrote:


However, you can do it even cheaper by making 'logs' out
of
tightly-rolled newspaper. Higher quality paper has too
much clay in it,
I would think.

I've seen somewhere else that oyster mushrooms will grow
on chipboard -
but that might depend on the wood the chips came from.


I'm going to look deeper into this, our cook's been asking
about
oyster mushrooms. I saw something in one of the weekend
papers a month
or two back about a microbiologist & a forester who have
teamed up
growing a vast range of edible fungi on low value timber.
I think
they're selling spores as well. I can get as much sawmill
waste as I
can take away, I just need the spores and the know how.

Please keep us informed about how to contact that pair of
entrepreneurs.

Franz