Growing Mushrooms on Logs If you asked, we would say our favorite mushroom that we grow on logs has to be the Shiitake (Lentinula edodes) for a ton of reasons. First, they’re absolutely delicious and boast a variety of culinary uses being earthy, smoky, meaty, dense and buttery with bold flavor, packed with umami thanks … Read more
How did that get there? you wonder, half-awake as you raise your morning mug for a sip and look out the window to your neighbor’s balcony. Is that really a mushroom? No way- we are on the second floor of this building. Yes way and, by using common household items, you can grow them using … Read more
Who doesn’t love chicken of the woods? I adore this mushroom. It fruits very prolifically spring to fall in the wild, a gorgeous bright orange mushroom that has the texture of, you guessed it, chicken. In this post we will explore a proven method on how to grow delicious chicken of the woods mushrooms in … Read more
How to Cultivate Shiitake Mushrooms by Jack Mason There are a few different ways of cultivating shiitake mushrooms. However, the most efficient method of cultivation is to grow the mushrooms from plug spawn (from logs). Purchase mushroom plug spawn here. Before you get started with cultivating shiitake mushrooms, you need to consider what kind of … Read more
Did you know that, from the coffee grounds used to make your regular cup of coffee, only 1% of the morning java in your mug is actually from the biomass of the coffee grounds used? The rest is tossed into the trash. Ambitious spirits may think to themselves, what if there were a better way … Read more
Learn to Grow Your Own Mushrooms! Self-sustainability: food, medicine, money. These are the anchors that Mushroom Mountain employee, Brandon Owen, highlights while discussing his upcoming workshop: Fundamentals of Advanced Indoor Mushroom Growing. “The stuff that I want to teach the people in the course, they’ll be able to pivot any direction they want to,” Brandon … Read more
Oyster mushrooms, scientifically known as Pleurotus spp. are delicious, full of flavor and considered a medicinal food. There are so many awesome varieties, and they all have a difference in taste, smell and consistency. There are around 202 edible species within the pleurotus family, with Pearl oysters being the most common in North America. Having … Read more
20 Most Commonly Asked Questions About Cultivating Mushrooms on Logs Growing mushrooms on logs is very rewarding. What’s better than having home grown mushrooms in your yard? They can’t get any fresher than that. However, growing mushrooms can come with its own subset of problems. Check out this troubleshooting write up about the most common … Read more
Blewits (Clitocybe nuda = Lepista nuda) are lilac to purple mushrooms that can be found fruiting during the fall and winter months. They like a heavy frost or freeze to initiate fruiting, for this reason blewits will not fruit in tropical climates. They taste mild and silky, and are best sliced and seared before adding … Read more
Growing Calocybe indica, the Giant Milky The Giant Milky (Calocybe indica) is a beautiful, edible mushroom from tropical climates grown in India, Vietnam and equatorial regions year-round. This gourmet and medicinal species can be grown in temperate climates for a few months out of the year either outdoors or in greenhouses to extend the warm … Read more
A Great Tasting and Prized Edible Paddy straw mushroom is a native species to East Asia, and it is very popular in Asian cuisine. It is a truly a tropical mushroom, and perfect for intense summer heat. You can grow it seasonally if you have a few weeks or months when nothing else will grow! … Read more
Growing your own food is fulfilling, fun and educational. If you have planted up your logs and inoculated your garden with edible mushrooms this spring, your situation right now is that you have to wait for the mushrooms to fruit. Fruiting kits on the other hand fruit within a month of you receiving them in … Read more