Description
Growing your own mushrooms on straw logs or sawdust blocks is the easiest way to enjoy fresh mushrooms at home. This is a fun project to engage in and is low maintenance. Despite the fact that you would not have a big backyard, mushroom growing could be a great addition to your urban garden . Any hardwood loving mushrooms will also be grown on straw, wood chips or sawdust blocks, including Shiitake, Oysters, Reishi, and Lion’s Mane. Mushroom cultivation involves first “inoculating” the substrate of your choice with mushroom mycelium, and then allowing the mycelium to colonize over a period of 2-3 weeks. When the substrate is fully colonized- and the conditions, such as light, moisture, and temperature, are right- the mushrooms will emerge from the substreate and will also be harvested and enjoyed.
–Grow your own delicious and nutritious gourmet and medicinal mushrooms at home;
–Save on costs in comparison to grocery store or farmer’s market;
–Engage your children and other members of the family in a project in an effort to fascinate and entertain;
–Teach your children important life skills and respect for the nature;
–Makes a perfect gift – unique and useful;
