Outdoor Mushroom Beds | The Easiest Way to Grow Edible Mushrooms in Your Garden or Back Yard!
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- Опубліковано 8 чер 2024
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North Spore visits Chuck from Shady Grove Farm in Western Maine, to see how he makes his outdoor mushroom beds. In this video we walk through making an outdoor woodchip bed inoculated with Nameko (Pholiota nameko) mushrooms, a composted animal manure bed for Almond Agaricus, and a simple straw bed for growing oyster mushrooms or wine caps or garden giant mushrooms (Stropharia rugosoannulata).
2:51 Making a wood chip bed for Nameko or Wine Caps
5:09 Making a composted manure bed for manure loving mushrooms (Agaricus, Shaggy Mane, etc.)
6:31 Making a straw bed for pink oyster mushrooms or wine caps (any variety of oyster mushroom will work with this method)
Below are links to substrate and spawn varieties that will work with the methods in the video!
Boomr Bag Manure Substrate: northspore.com/collections/st...
Nameko Grain Spawn: northspore.com/collections/gr...
Nameko Sawdust Spawn: northspore.com/collections/sa...
Wine Cap Spawn: northspore.com/collections/sa...
Pink Oyster Grain Spawn: northspore.com/collections/gr...
Pink Oyster Sawdust Spawn: northspore.com/collections/sa...
Almond Agaricus Spawn: northspore.com/collections/sa...
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The mushroom hobby alone saved my life. It gave me an escape from my day to day hardships and always left me with happiness and a strive to learn more. I wish everyone luck on their journey cultivating mushrooms! Theres so much joy to have in it.
Absolutely love you
I found an oyster mushroom kit on clearance. So I did a tiny amount of research and used the grain and some straw to fill some baskets just to see what happened. It worked and caused a new hobby to form. Now I have three different types growing inside and outside.
Woohoo!
Das läuft ja prima!
How many times can you keep harvesting if you keep adding substrate?
@@TheOriginalGenghis As long as the mushrooms are fed with substrate, don't get out-ran, are not allowed to dry out/get soaked, etc they should keep producing for you. sealed logs are apparently able to produce for several years or longer for that very reason.
Thank you so much for sharing I needed this info
Your production values are way ahead of average youtube howtos. Music is not constant or annoying. You edit it down so we see the important info quickly. You don't spend too much time showing stuff being done but what you show is artful and concise. I am very impressed. I enjoyed it. Thanks for the great info.
Appreciate it! Let us know if you have any questions, we're here to help!
@@NorthSpore anyone grow Shiitake in grass THATCH. 'natch. ??
@@NorthSporehi I live in Austria and I would like to plant mushrooms in my garden...could u please guide me with the material and what to plan in this time of the year?
I’ve recently become a bit obsessed with mushrooms. It hit me out of nowhere. There’s so many colors and types of fungi it’s just so cool how they share nutrients and interconnect. I can’t wait to have my very own patch of land one of these days to grow these. You guys are living my dream.
Love to hear it! Let us know if you have any questions.
Same here, they are expensive and their are so many it really is amazing.
Just recieved my wine caps and morels are soon on the way. Just got wine caps tucked into their new home and I can not wait to see these guys come alive. I am so excited. Thank you North Spore for being so great at what you do and making it possible for others to take a leap of faith in doing for themselves.
I really like this video because he doesn't use cardboard or newspaper under mulch and includes leaves in the list of materials. Leaves are my basic mulch, with compost on top to sprout seeds, and all I have to add is wood, like the twisty willow twigs that constantly fall off our huge tree, wood waste, and maybe wood chips.
I used newspaper and cardboard under mulch for 20 years. But two years of gardening other people's yards showed me that the cellulose layer either was quickly consumed by worms or was not consumed and stopped the flow of water and nutrients to the soil. It either had no effect, or it was pernicious. 2 inches of wood chips will stop weed seeds smaller than 1/8 inch.
This is great advice and I'm going to take it into account!
Me again lol My Nameko mushrooms came-out!! I was expecting them to pop-up in like September-October but no, I actually cooked and ate some two days ago. I am so happy!! Thank You guys. As a first time experiment of growing mushrooms outside, this was an amazing experience. Gonna bother You guys for more spores next spring. Cheers!
That is great to hear! So glad you are enjoying your bounty. Reach out anytime!
Just wanted to say that I love your videos and you are definitely teaching me a lot. I appreciate it.
I have a wet backyard greenbelt area. Great idea!
Thank you for your great videos. I live in Minnesota (zone 4), so I appreciate your comments on growing in cold climates.
Reach out with questions anytime!
Very nice explanation, I am growing oyester mushroom in an outside bed... It's been almost 2 weeks, and I can actually see the mycelium spread and the mycelium chunk through the gaps in the straw,it is very fascinating and exciting to watch them grow with little bit of attention from my side. Waiting for them to fruit.Love from India
Great quality info and straight to the point. Thank you guys!
I haven't found allot of info regarding wine cap working on composted animal manure, so its great to hear you mention it works well. Thanks :)
No problem!
Very interesting. Thank you. Thank you also for including subject/time indicators.
No problem! Thank you for watching!
Thank you, I quite like the way you are growing mushrooms
Great low tech ways of starting mushrooms outdoors. Thanks for sharing your video.
Everything looks good! And so easy to make the beds too! Love it! Let nature take the wheel
That's the plan!
I love that old mill building with the waterfall view.
Isn't it such a beautiful sight? We are lucky to be able to enjoy it every day!
This is awesome guys. Keep it simple. Just found your site recently and we ordered some tinctures. Keep it up.
Thanks for your support!
Holy smokes!!! Those are beautiful!!! 😲
Thanks for your support!
Very informative and basic instructions for us beginners
This is awesome! Will definitely look into growing oyster mushrooms and/or wine caps.
Happy to help answer questions along the way!
Amazing stuff! Peace and blessings to all mushrooms lovers and others alike🌊💕
So glad you enjoyed it!
thanks for reminding me to go water my logs :)
Me too! It's been very dry in Maine.
@@NorthSpore do you ever dunk them?
This is SUCH a great company- I fully trust them, and they have given me a lot of great info. HIGHLY SUGGESTED!!
Thank you!
Excellent communication skills! Bravo presentation. Gratitude!
Mush love!
Gr8 stuff. Today found loads of rotten huge wild mushrooms on the way back ive been thinking about this idea.
Can't wait to start.
Ooooo I’m growing mushrooms in the garden this year I honestly can’t wait I’m so excited!! It’s really really cool that you can grow them yourself
That's excellent to hear! I'm really excited to get started with my mushroom projects as well.
@@NorthSpore I’ve never grown them outside before! I’m hoping it works well!
Awesome video! These are great techniques for the broke ass college students like me
Exactly! Making outdoor beds is one of the most cost effective ways of growing edible mushrooms at home.
Same 😆
Just wait till you graduate and join the "newly poor"
I mean unless you chose wisely when your advisor offered you the Grail, I mean your major. . .
Lol
Great video. This is the first video of yours I've watched. I'm looking for a few types to grow, as easy as possible, for zone 9b in Florida. I love this in ground method, being off grid, this makes sense.
Thanks! Florida is a great place for heat loving Pink Oysters and Wine Cap is a popular choice all around due to its large fruiting temperature range.
So glad I found this channel. I'm in eastern NH, so nearly identical climate to western Maine. These techniques should work perfect
New subscriber!
Thanks for the sub! Good luck with your grow!
@@NorthSpore Thanks! You'll know when we start: I buy local. My wife and I will drive up for spawn and say hello :)
Spectacular show, thank you for the tips.
Our pleasure!
You guys rock, keep these videos coming !
We will! Thanks for watching and the for the kind words!
Great vid!
Thanks for your support!
Very excited for all these new videos
Thanks! We are trying to keep them coming!
Thats a super convenient natural topography.
Truly is a fantastic farm!
OMG!!!! when I move and have my own soace, i SOOOOOOOO will be doin this yes! thanks for sharing
Wow this is awesome, I need to start growing some mushrooms this year. 🙌🏼🙏🏼🤩
Reach out with questions anytime!
That's awesome
So great guys. Keep the videos coming.
Thank you, we sure will!
this is a cool video, well produced and interesting content. Thank you
Thanks for watching it! Think you'll try growing mushrooms in beds?
@@NorthSpore Yes, I would like to try this in my garden
Fantastic video us Brits hardly no anything about mushrooms and I used to walk in the woods passing so many edible ones and not know it..I'd have my book but was so wary so missed many I have the perfect place under holly trees in the shade I've been saving organic material all year in a compost bin..now I know which ones to buy and get started ty all and wish me luck..
Good luck! once you learn your mushroom species walking in the woods will never be the same!
Cool video! I'm glad I found you guys!
Thanks for your support!
Excellent video. I'm in the south. I think i can take advantage of most of these. Thank you🤗🤗🤗🤗
Good luck with your grows!
This is great- can't wait to try!
Let us know if you have any questions!
Westsbrook Maine... I went to college in Gorham when it was the University of Maine (but the best Pizza was in Westbrook.) Now I grow mushrooms in Florida.
I like to call Downtown Westbrook the Pizza Mile!
THANKSGIVING
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Very informative.. 👍 I need to try some of these beds. I will look into buying some of your product. Have a fantastic day..!!
Reach out with questions anytime!
Beautiful, thanks.
Great video, very inciteful. Thanks!
Thanks for your support! Reach out with questions anytime!
cool! i d never learnt about mushies except those funny ones.. 😂
I’d like to see a long range growing of mushrooms like how people till the land for very long rows of corn for example but without the tilling for mushrooms
I notice the ferns and the fir trees near the patch, I guess the climate must be already very conductive for mushrooms, even the wild ones.
Humid and warm conditions can go a long way!
I just harvested golden oysters! They are so yummy!
Woohoo!
Great video, thanks guys!
Thanks for watching!
So I got my Wine Cap spore in April. Had it in the garden in early May. The mycelium looked terrific in July. By August end I was starting to fret at no results. I blamed my site. I blamed the small furry and feathered garden visitors. Heck I even blamed the gardener which I almost never do. Then one glorious September morning found my garden walkway festooned with beautiful deep red mushrooms. I am guessing we are getting close to having picked two bushel now. I wasn't ready for the volume! Thank you!
Love to hear it! They are pretty heat tolerant but really prefer to fruit in cooler temps so you may see another flush again this fall!
Thank you so much!!!!
Beautiful!
Thank you! Cheers!
Such a helpful video
Glad you think so! Thanks for watching!
Thank you. We are making a lifestyle change from a city in Australia to a one acre bush block in another state of Australia. One of the things that we have been interested in are mushrooms. This seems like it is very low cost.
It's very low cost and effective. It's a great introduction to outdoor mushroom growing.
I know AU has many climates, but if you are in a dry , hot area it will take more attention than the NE US
Really nice ideas! Thank you - I’ve subscribed.
Welcome! Feel free to reach out with questions!
wow super super cool thank you for sharing
Thanks for your support!
BRILLIANCE !!
Thanks for watching!
Thank you!
Oh my GOD!
It looks like the view from Harvest moon game in Fall!
I really want to pick them by myself!
Grab yourself a mushroom ID book like Mushrooms Demystified and get started!
Hello pretty
planning to do this this year
excellent. Let us know how it turns out!
very cool i love it. definitely trying this in the spring! any ballpark numbers on yield per bag with these methods? and how long will they produce?
Loved this.
Thanks for your support!
Thanks. Wish I still lived in Maine.
Come back!
so helpful! thanks guys
Reach out with questions anytime!
Wow this method is interesting. I am planning to do such. thanks I found your channel. New friend here. Keep it up.
Thanks for your support!
I'm here in NW New Brunswick, Canada. Love your videos. Thanks for this one!
Thanks for the kind words and for watching!
Really think you guys are doing a pretty cool thing.
Mush love!
😊 God so much for sharing an ideas bro from Philippines
God bless you more technic
Mush love!
Love mushrooms!!
We do too! Have you ever grown them at home?
@@NorthSpore No, but I plan to. My garden is almost ready for a woodchip mulch, and i will inoculate a few areas with edible mushrooms!!
Great video! Can you start a new bed without buying new spawns by using the mycelium from the established bed or will the quality deteriorates after awhile ?
That usually works and works especially well with Wine Cap. Just take a shovel full of your myceliated bed and mix it into your raw chips or straw. I haven't tried to do this with Namekos or Almond Agaricus but I imagine it would work. One of the great things about growing mushrooms in beds is how easy it is to spread them!
There are several tips to try
pick the best type - there are lots available.
grow them in the best environment - some eg oyster muchrooms like cool humid areas and can be put outside (I discovered these and the reasons they work on Gregs Mushroom Grower site )
love the name...shady grove...GD rip Jerry
Great video
Mush love! Reach out with questions anytime!
Nice work
Thanks for your support!
Like that's great eating wine cap's off straw I'll try
Great FYI...I have been wanting to grow shrooms for the family but wanted to utilize natural conditions and as low tech as possible.
Great! I love this video. What mushrooms are great for tropical climates? I live in the caribbean and I want to grow my own mushrooms.
Terrific
Mush love!
Cool, thank you.
You're welcome! Reach out with any questions!
Got some wine caps from you guys, followed the instructions and glad to see that I did it right! Looking forward to the fall and harvest!!! Thanks for mentioning the Almond mushrooms… will also branch out with those as the climate here is Mediterranean. Super Stoked!!! Thx 🙏 PS where can I get an awesome North Spore t-shirt? #winecaps #medclimate #growyourownfungusamongus #mushrooms #northspore
Happy to help! You can find our merch here: northspore.com/collections/gear
Awesome!
Glad you think so! Here to answer questions along the way as well!
We used to get the best mushrooms on the golf course greens about 20 ft into the forest tree line
Hello there! Quick question: Are the substrates used here pasteurized, sterilized or "just as is"?
Great, thanks!
Mush love!
Awesome simple video just what I needed to know thank you. Btw can you use any wood chips?(additives free of course).
Thanks for your support! Hardwood chips are best, avoid conifers.
Gonna give this a try here in Utah.
Definitely go for it! Which species are you going to try to grow?
@@NorthSpore most likely oysters. I'm a newbie, and so I'm open to suggestions. I have a forest micro-climate in the backyard, with complete shade, lots of organic matter, and good water coverage. Temps are usually 8-10 degrees cooler. And we have about 20 fruit trees back there that have produced really rich soil with lots of organic matter. So hopefully it will work well.
Are there other mushrooms you would suggest?
@@scottrafferty6305 any of the psilocybe cubensis species
Great video, thank you! I wonder, how do I keep other wild, poisonous mushrooms to infiltrate ? I think I had some amanitas in my garden due to heavy daily rains last month. I'd like to try and I try to learn. Thank you!
Other fungi will try to compete with your outdoor beds, but our species are vigorous and a strong mycelium will go a long way! You may want to consider creating your beds in a different area than where the amanitas are thriving. If you are growing outside, we strongly suggest you look into mushroom identification by using an ID key found in a book like Mushrooms Demystified northspore.com/collections/mushroom-books/products/mushrooms-demystified-david-arora
@@NorthSpore Thank you! I'll do that.
Thanks for this! I have some peat - can I use that? Also, will I hurt my pine trees by growing mushroom underneath them?
Awesome
Thanks!
New sub to this channel. How would you guys minimize insects that eat the mushrooms in a 7a zone?
Diatomaceous earth is an option but it needs to be reapplied due to washing away with waterings.
Thanks so much...gonna incorporate into geothermal greenhouse garden planning!
Sounds great!
This is so great! I can't decide between wine cap and oyster; can you grow wine caps and oysters right next to each other outdoors?
You certainly can and you certainly should! I wouldn't mix them into one bed, but separate beds next to each other should be fine.
Thank you for the video. I've used on of your mushroom kits before and it worked out really well. I live in a small, shady aparment that has a small balcony. Is this outdoor operation something I can replicate in a planter box? Thank you for your help.
You can certainly use containers to grow in! Laundry baskets, buckets, and pots are all vessels commonly used for grows. Check out this article on our site to get a good idea: northspore.com/pages/mushroom-garden
@@NorthSpore Thanks for the reply. I will check it out.
This is awesome! Do you have any resources available about good outdoor mushroom varieties for specific climates? I'm in portland Oregon, and curious what could be a long-lasting mushroom to try for my first go at it.
I'd start with blue oysters or wine caps. Either will do well in coastal Oregon and both are very prolific producers that should give plenty of flushes.