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The essential guide to cultivating mushrooms, simple and advanced techniques for growing shiitake, oyster, lion's mane, and maitake mushrooms at home, Stephen Russell

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The essential guide to cultivating mushrooms, simple and advanced techniques for growing shiitake, oyster, lion's mane, and maitake mushrooms at home, Stephen Russell

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The essential guide to cultivating mushrooms

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

876290637

Responsibility statement

Stephen Russell

Sub title

simple and advanced techniques for growing shiitake, oyster, lion's mane, and maitake mushrooms at home

Summary

Learn to grow the most popular species - oyster, shiitake, lion's mane, and maitake - in controlled indoor environments at home. Beginning with the best ways to ensure success with a kit and proceeding through advanced techniques for creating sawdust spawn, working with liquid cultures and fruiting chambers, and much more, Stephen Russell covers everything the home grower needs to know. A trusted reference for market growers, this book is also the perfect companion for hobbyists craving a steady supply of dinner-table mushrooms.--COVER

Table Of Contents

Pt. 1. Basics for beginners -- Getting to know mushrooms -- Basic growing options -- Combating contaminants -- Your first grow -- Pt. 2. Intermediate methods -- Pressure cookers and flow hoods -- Grain spawn -- Casings -- Liquid cultures -- Working with sawdust -- Mid-size fruiting chambers -- Pt. 3. Advanced methods -- Agar cultures -- Large-scale grain spawn -- Bulk substrates

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Cultivating mushrooms

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