Clinton? Did you ever give that info class you spoke of your last post? Just wondering how ur outdoor beds fared since then.

Clinton, I'm more and more interested in trying some outdoor cultivation combined with a recycling project. This fall I successfully grew oysters in my garage on a substrate of junk mail with some alfalfa leaves mixed in. I am wondering about the possibility of doing the same outdoors. I was thinking of digging a shallow pit, filling it with the substrate, "seeding" with spawn in the spring, and shading it with shade cloth. Then later, after fruiting, the mycelium-filled pit area would become a garden bed. Do you think it would be possible to grow oysters on a flat bed of this type, or do I need to consider some other genus?

 WOw,Im surprised you can cultivate mushie beds here in the Phx. FUnGii Perfecti was advising only blue oysters as an indoor cultivator due to climate. Is ur water bill $$? I gave up non-native edible gardening due to $15000+/mo water billsfor garden alone(now its Native Seeds or foraging).

As for bringing home foray spawn: Im no expert but common sense says you are expecting success while exchanging extreme micro-environments. Even in NAture, the variability of fruiting is dependent on the micro-climate conditions prevalent THAT year independent of previous success at same spot (i.e. cycles of banner years). In other words, you can try but expect an upward climb in exchange for the foraged (free) spawn.

Hello i would like to talk about making your own mushroom beds at home in the garden. 

has anyone thought of culturing out mushrooms from forays and implement the fungi to there garden with wood chips or logs?

I have been making beds in the Phoenix summer with misters and having a great deal of success.