Mushroom Mountain

Previous Next The warm blue oyster is one of our most prolific indoor commercial fruiting strains with an extremely WIDE fruiting temperature window. Meaty and sweet, this mushroom is also known for its antiviral properties as well as cholesterol lowering abilities. Optimum fruiting occurs when temperatures between 50-80F, but it can produce as high as … Read more

Previous slide Next slide Nameko is the most cultivated mushroom by volume in Japan, for a reason. It is considered a valuable medicinal mushroom with cancer fighting properties, and the traditional recipe for Miso soup is generously filled with chopped pieces. This tasty, nutty mushroom has a slippery cap, so most recipes call for incorporating … Read more

Morels are the most recognized and sought after mushroom on the planet, rivaling truffles in their elusiveness and difficulty in cultivation. Fortunately they are now being grown with some degree of success and luck, when you follow specific directions for the bed preparation. Black morels also like to associate with tree compatible with their microbial … Read more

Previous Next Morels are the most recognized and sought after mushroom on the planet, rivaling truffles in their elusiveness and difficulty in cultivation. Fortunately they are now being grown with some degree of success and luck, when you follow specific directions for the bed preparation. Blonde morels also like to associate with tree compatible with … Read more

Hen of the Woods, or Maitake, is a beautiful, clustering polypore mushroom that ranks as one of the best medicinal foods in the woods. Our strain was cloned from the South Carolina Botanical Garden in Clemson, SC fruiting on White Oak. Hens take longer to appear than other mushroom strains, the mycelium is very slow … Read more

Previous Next A mushroom that tastes like lobster? Become a believer and this will be one of your favorite edible mushrooms that you ever grow. Hericium fruit have spines, not gills, and can be found fruiting on a variety of hardwood trees. Nearly identical in appearance and flavor to other Lion’s Manes, this slight species … Read more

Previous slide Next slide A mushroom that tastes like YES crabmeat! Hericium fruit have spines, not gills, and can be found fruiting on a variety of hardwood trees. Nearly identical in appearance and flavor to other Lion’s Manes, this slight species variation differs from H. americanum in that this species forms a perfect singular ball … Read more

One of the easiest mushrooms to grow for beginners, experienced growers have used this mushroom as a learning tool for cultivating in hardwood chip beds or mulch. What makes this mushrooms perfect for beginners is also the ease of identification, nothing looks like it. It quickly colonizes wood chips and fruits a little in the … Read more

One of the tinder mushrooms found in “Otzi the Iceman”s possessions, cloned from a native specimen right here in the Southeastern US. This beautiful polypore has been used for centuries to fight bacterial and viral infections, and can also be used to transport fire, as it tends to smolder a long time. Grows best on … Read more

Enoki mushrooms, known mostly in Asia for it’s reported anti-cancer properties, are commonly added raw to hot soups. This one also is excellent sauteed lightly and mixed into salads. When grown in darkness and low light they resemble the commercial form, long and white albino mushrooms form. When grown outdoors under wild conditions the normal … Read more

Previous Next Jack O’Lanterns are bioluminescent mushrooms that possess the ability to produce Luciferase, an enzyme responsible for the glowing gills, which is an ATP/Phosporylation pathway. This pathway can be useful for studying the effects of chemical pollutants, organophosphate runoff from herbicides and fertilizers, and other naturally or man-made compounds. We use this mushroom and … Read more