Mushies

[Dagstag v 2.0]

I’ve gotten into growing mushrooms - I first ordered some kits from a company called North Spore. Here is what I have right now, though the lion’s mane in the upper left will have to go, at least the yellowing part of it.




I also have enoki and maitake mycelium colonizing rye berries in my office closet.

I started doing this because the lion’s mane kit was $28, you get 2-3 harvests. Meanwhile my local fancy store charges $50/lb for them.

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That is so cool! I would love to do that!

[Dagstag v 2.0]

That is so cool! I would love to do that!

It’s really, really easy with these kits! And there are a lot of companies that make these growing kits. Literally all you do is open the front of the box, slice an X into the plastic wrap with a sharp knife or cutter, then mist lightly with water in the am and pm. North Spore even includes little glass spray bottle to use!

[Rejaneration]

We've done that. It is fun!  And tasty!

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Now you have me looking at the shiitake log. I need another hobby like I need a hole in the head though. But it takes a while to get going so maybe by the time it’s ready to harvest I’ll have loads of spare time??

[merigayle]

I have done many of these, they are so fun!

[Dagstag v 2.0]

Now you have me looking at the shiitake log. I need another hobby like I need a hole in the head though. But it takes a while to get going so maybe by the time it’s ready to harvest I’ll have loads of spare time??

I would love to do a log, but I'd have to somehow do it in indoors. Austin climate not the best for mushroom growing! I am going to try and grow the enoki in sawdust, and the maitake maybe in some kind of wood mulch? I should Google to see if any of them have ready made substrates I can use.