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 their microbial … 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
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 variation differs … Read more
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 of spines. Tearing this … 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
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 culture to … Read more
This beautiful, fuzzy little Panus colonizes hardwood sawdust and chips and is also a sun-tolerant species for full sun applications where shade is a limiting factor. Recent studies from Brazil have shown very high activity and inhibition of Trypanosoma cruzi (the parasite responsible for Chagas Disease, which kills approximately 20,000 of the infected individuals in … Read more
A small, luminescent, gilled mushroom native to the US mostly found on the East Coast on deciduous hardwood logs and stumps. The gills of Glowing Panellus glow brightly in complete darkness. A great conversation mushroom, for educational trails demonstrating bioluminescence. Not edible, this small mushroom can also dry out and rehydrate repeatedly between rainfall, and … Read more
Most of our Chicken of the woods strains are isolated from native stock on the East Coast of the U.S., meaning they prefer hardwoods, specifically varieties of oak. Chicken of the woods is a polypore, with no gills, and is best harvested young by slicing the outermost tender, silky tissue on the tips, which can … Read more
A firm, corky, hoof-shaped bracket mushroom, this unique fungus has shown strong antibacterial activity, making it a good candidate for making powders and extracts for tinctures. Traditionally used as a medicinal mushroom, this strain of the Iceman Polypore was isolated from a prolific fruiting in the Blue Ridge Mountains. The mushroom is typically not consumed, … Read more