Ray,
I found out by accident how to get my own mushies. I buy bulk mushroom compost and store it behind the shed where it is slightly damp, shaded and sheltered, no sun and quite 'dark' - perfect growing conditions I only use it on the garden the following year because I like to rot it down but lo and behold, when Autumn came around this year, we had a fantastic crop of free mushrooms. If you have a bulk supplier, just pile it up and particularly buy a supply that has mushrooms in it. Most of the bagged stuff will have because its been undisturbed since bagging. I've seen massive mushrooms in the bags at the nursery, so I reckon its worth buying those instead of those little kits. I love a free lunch!

Cheers
Linda - Back from the big smoke and down to earth again.

I'll try that one out Linda. I was thinking of shitake mushrooms as I really like them.

Ray, I am after spore for Porcini mushrooms (Boletus edulis) Isn't it interesting that so many on Cornucopia have similiar interests! Tomatoes, chillis, sausage, m/rooms - probably cheese as well!!!

I had the same thing a few years back ,cosi fantutti!!
A bag of Mushy Compost and ....IT WAS ALIVE!!. It grew about three kilos all up. It came from a commercial supplier, who changes soil every year.
Worth a try

I loove oyster mushrooms, but I never see any kits nor do I know of a source of inoculum in Australia. Any help?

I saw a mushroom growing kit in bunnings hawthorn, melbourne (may 2011)and from a farmer at local farmers market in nunawading, i know the post has been around for a while but for future reference if anyone in victoria wants to grow mushroom, you can find it there. However, i am currently looking for shitake mushroom spores...
I don't know where to look...