Having a peruse of the 1996 October edition the article by Tom Rafter of IPP ltd entitled “Forgotten Basics in Mushroom Growing” stands out. Full of sensible advice, a lot still relevant in this day and age.
Dr Seaby had an interesting article on slow spawn running, causes and factors involved. There was a piece on fungus eating heavy metals - a new frontier in waste recycling.
Local Wellworths supermarkets were introducing people to brown mushrooms, hooking up with George Patterson Mushrooms of Gilford and the Greenmount college of Agriculture. It was noted that Thomas McGeary had all his tunnels fully computerised.
