Blewit mushrooms

As part of my mushroom experiment, I've also planted Blewit mushrooms. I'm expecting these to be more like the typical mushroom, with a cap and stem. These are mixed in with oak sawdust and compost, then put in a shaded area.

The picture below shows my interpretation of the instructions. I first layed down a layer of cardboard as a barrier against any mushrooms that might be native. We don't want to get them mixed up. The instruction also said to build a border with oak, but I used cedar instead. I know that cedar has anti fungal properties, but I'm hoping that's just in the wood itself and not the vicinity. Also, I'm hoping it keeps native species of mushrooms out.


I then covered the Blewit sawdust with oak chips from my chipper. This is where I had to interpret the instructions which said to put down sawdust. I'm hoping chips are close enough since I don't have any dust.


I also didn't have enough spawn to do the multiple layers, so I just tried it with one. I wanted to add more pictures of the finished product, but it got too dark and it was raining, so I had to wrap things up. I'll update as things progress.