I'v been looking into increasing my winter food production and it occured to me that growing mushrooms might be worth a go. I'm just unsure as to how to go about it. I get the occasional field mushroom which are very nice but i'd like more. Do i need to buy the spores or can i just pinch them from the existing mushroom population? Will i need to heat the growing area? I've got an old book on the topic but it insists that I need to make or purchase mushroom compost. Any advise or experience would be much appreciated.
