Most of the time, when we have a fungus in our garden, it’s a bad thing. But what about mushrooms popping up from the mulch? Do they harm anything in the garden, and what should, if anything, we do about them? Are All Fungi Bad? For gardeners, when we talk about fungi, we often refer ...
Read More | Pest PatrolI dedicated four posts in early spring based on a do-it-yourself DIY log-grown mushroom class. This harvest-related update is built on upon those four posts: Start: Phase 1, Substrate Acquisition Phase 2, Inoculation Phase 3, Spawn Run Finish: Phase 4, Production Did I Harvest? Yes! Round about early June I noticed one small pancake-sized shiitake ...
Read More | Just VeggiesI’ve been discussing what I learned at a do-it-yourself mushroom log growing workshop for the last three posts. Did I subsequently create an inoculated mushroom log? No, I did not. I jumped to the “hurry up and wait” portion of the process by purchasing a pre-inoculated log from my instructor (I wonder if he had ...
Read More | Just VeggiesTo be honest, the title "spawn run" for this DIY mushroom growing post sounds like the latest release in a horror movie franchise. It’s not! In fact, it’s a whole lot of nothing, at least to the naked eye. We’ll get into that in a moment. But first, to review the previous two phases: Phase ...
Read More | Just VeggiesNow that I’ve convinced you—and myself!—that growing your own mushrooms on a log is the thing to do, and also explained the details about Phase 1 of DIY mushroom growing—Substrate Acquisition—it’s time to put down the chainsaw and pick up the power drill for Phase 2. Supplies Log inoculation is the goal of DIY mushroom ...
Read More | Just VeggiesI have tried growing mushrooms using the pre-packaged, pre-inoculated blocks of sawdust-like material that you can find in plant shops and grocery stores. I’ve even written about here within PlantersPlace.com. I’ll be honest—I didn’t have a whole lot of success. Was it me? Was it a faulty mushroom block? Several faulty mushroom blocks? Not being ...
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