I saw a couple random ones out there the other day.
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Iāve seen none since we got down to the 30s F. I hope they come back in spring, I put down fresh wood chip to that bed
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as long as you gave them something to eat, they will be back and pop up all over the place.
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I am starting to think of ordering some mushrooms in my nursery orders. 
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if you got access to oaks, id get some logs to inoculate with shitake spawn. 
no oaks here so i tried maple but it didnt take. maybe our winters were too cold for them.
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Plenty oaks. Several species. Have some 6 inchers I mean to clear for planting apples.
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perfect! id get the loose spawn with the inoculator tool. i read the colonized pegs dont work.
If you have a source for wheat or oat straw thatās the best medium for starting a bed. Once the mycelium starts spreading in the straw add your hardwood chips or sawdust, the wood chips hold more volume to consume so they do a good job of feeding for a more durable bed that can last several years, especially if you keep adding chips or straw. The bed is best kept for early morning sun and shade remainder of the day. So underneath and eastern facing shade is ideal. Early spring is the best time to innoculate a new bed
Dennis
Kent wa
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Thanks for source
Dennis
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I couldnāt find oak! I looked for two years nearly
I threw all the shiitake spawn into the woodchips - thereās maple in there so we did get one or two over the summer. hoping they may come back too in spring.
I laid the spawn for the winecap right on the dirt and covered with woodchipsa few inches deep, a little straw on top to help hold moisture in
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Glad you posted that. Mine are going on their second year and losing hope.
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I had given up hope. Woodpeckers had torn out the spawn, and other fungus started growing on the logs. These are chestnut mushrooms.
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I think that they usually take more than 1 year, but then last for many years.
John S
PDX OR
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