Does anyone have experience growing mushrooms in compost? I know it's possible, probably not optimal, but I don't really want to get whole new setups and source some manure or anything. I've read how grains are often the ideal starter so my plan is to just cook a couple cups of barley, let it cool, and then generously mix it into some of my homemade compost (good stuff) with a bunch of grain spawn, keep it moist and covered for a while and see what happens - just hoping for a little feedback on the plan, i don't want to spend hours on YT trying to find someone whose done specifically that.I can cope with a little failed experiment in the garden here and there but i could get like 10 seed packets for the price of the mushroom spawns I'm a bit less gung-ho about it. I half-arsed started growing food last year and I've impressed myself with how much I've produced. I'm still a noob but I'm looking to really double down next year and I'm definitely interested in growing some mushies
>>2852235To use grain to create grain spawn to grow mushrooms, you first need a clean mycelium culture of the mushrooms you want to grow and sterilized cooked grain. You would then add this culture to the grain and allow it to completely cover your grain and then add that to a substrate. If you just throw cooked grain into your compost, it'll just get eaten by faster reproducing microorganisms like bacteria and mold.It is possible to grow mushrooms in compost, but it's not the best substrate for them because it's already colonized by bacteria, mold and mycelium from the environment. A fresh bed of wood chips or straw would work better. FYI, most mushrooms do not want or need manure to grow. Most commercially grown mushrooms are spawned to grain and added to a substrate of coco coir and vermiculite.Check out shroomery.org. Look for teks in the gourmet and medicinal mushroom sub forum.
>>2852235not sure if youre still here or what but make sure your compost is finished decomposing and sterile. wait for it to look and smell ok and then put it in a bucket (metal preferred but not necessary) and fill the bucket with boiling water and leave it covered until you wont burn yourself when you touch it. after this you can put your mulch in a tub or whatever and add the grain spawnthe other anons advice is also sound
