Description
Growing mushrooms on logs and stumps is the easiest way to enjoy fresh mushrooms at home. This is a fun project to engage in and is low maintenance. Even though you don’t have a large backyard, log and stump mushroom growing is usually a great addition to your urban garden . Any hardwood loving mushrooms can also be grown on logs. That includes Shiitake, Oysters, Reishi, and Lion’s Mane. Mushroom cultivation on logs requires get right of entry to to hardwood logs and/or stumps. It involves first “inoculating” hardwood logs with mushroom mycelium, and then allowing the log to naturally colonize over a period of 6-9 months. When the logs are fully colonized- and the season is right- the mushrooms will emerge from the log and can also be harvested and enjoyed.
–Grow your own delicious and nutritious gourmet and medicinal mushrooms at home;
–Turn your logs and stumps into natural source of food. Save on costs in comparison to grocery store or farmer’s market;
–Engage your children and other members of the family in a project with the intention to fascinate and entertain;
–Teach your children important life skills and respect for the nature;
–Makes a perfect gift – unique and useful;
