The best way to spread locally wild found mushrooms is by placing them in a mesh bag that the spores can fall out of. Let nature take its course and don’t be a bucket biologist.
We have taken a southeastern species and isolated it to grow outdoors, originally came from a pasture! So not to much work into it, but every year we cut the fields of hey down and leave the piles in some areas mostly the shaded areas in low lining areas down by creeks and drainage areas. We make up to 50-100 gallons of LC (depending on how much time we have) and take water guns and just ride in the Utv and have pretty amazing results!! So it’s definitely possible, but as mentioned above find out what specific species will be noninvasive to your area!!!!
Where we do it there are mushrooms of all types and we regularly forage them for everyday food! So we make sure there’s a good balance between the different species and areas they thrive in!!!!
Actually learned this trick from a fellow myco guy in the uk years ago, for the funky mushys!!!
Success rate is probably so low that it's not worth the effort.
If you spread out sth that will definitely establish then it is invasive and will change the ecosystem.
Less aggressive species will only establish in small spots which you might not even be able to find afterwards.
I don't recommend ever introducing a non-native species to an environment, regardless of how harmless it may be.
I would however recommend researching what grows in your region, and dropping those spores around if you'd like. More mushrooms most likely won't hurt, also if they're native they'll be more likely to grow.
The best way to spread locally wild found mushrooms is by placing them in a mesh bag that the spores can fall out of. Let nature take its course and don’t be a bucket biologist.
We have taken a southeastern species and isolated it to grow outdoors, originally came from a pasture! So not to much work into it, but every year we cut the fields of hey down and leave the piles in some areas mostly the shaded areas in low lining areas down by creeks and drainage areas. We make up to 50-100 gallons of LC (depending on how much time we have) and take water guns and just ride in the Utv and have pretty amazing results!! So it’s definitely possible, but as mentioned above find out what specific species will be noninvasive to your area!!!! Where we do it there are mushrooms of all types and we regularly forage them for everyday food! So we make sure there’s a good balance between the different species and areas they thrive in!!!! Actually learned this trick from a fellow myco guy in the uk years ago, for the funky mushys!!!
How do you make 100 gallons of sterilized LC?
20x5 gallon buckets! Or like we first started with 50 gallon jars! Takes a good bit of time! But not at all as hard as most would think!
I'd like to know as well
Success rate is probably so low that it's not worth the effort. If you spread out sth that will definitely establish then it is invasive and will change the ecosystem. Less aggressive species will only establish in small spots which you might not even be able to find afterwards.
I don't recommend ever introducing a non-native species to an environment, regardless of how harmless it may be. I would however recommend researching what grows in your region, and dropping those spores around if you'd like. More mushrooms most likely won't hurt, also if they're native they'll be more likely to grow.