permaculture

["Michelle Maggiore" <mmaggior@mindspring.com>]

Hello All,
I finally have a good batch of well-producing shiitake logs going, and I was
getting ready to innoculate a second bunch when a friend asked me whether
non-native mushroom spores can mess with the native mushroom population.
Since I generally consider mushrooms to be an entirely different set of
concerns (you can pick them in the National forests- its just recommended
that you use a mesh bag) I really have no idea. Does anyone have a good set
of guidelines regarding if and where I should keep a shiitake crop? I am in
Virginia, and appreciate any thoughts and suggestions on this matter.  (I
had hoped to innoculate by this upcoming Sunday).
Many Thanks,
Michelle