How to grow mushrooms from scratch : a practical guide to cultivating portobellos, shiitakes, truffles, and other edible mushrooms

How to grow mushrooms from scratch A practical guide to cultivating portobellos, shiitakes, truffles, and other edible mushrooms

Magdalena Wurth

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Subjects
Mushroom culture.
Mushrooms.
Published
New York, NY : The Experiment, LLC 2018.
Language
English
Main Author
Magdalena Wurth (author)
Other Authors
Herbert Wurth (author)
Edition
English language edition
Item Description
"Originally published in Germany as Pilze selbst anbauen by Løwenzahn in der Studienverlag GesmbH in 2015 and in the UK as Home-Grown Mushrooms from Scratch by Filbert Press in 2017."
Physical Description
144 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN
9781615194919
  • Authors' Note
  • Introduction: The World of Mushrooms
  • 1. Cultivating Mushrooms in the Garden
  • Mushrooms from Logs
  • Inoculation with Mushroom Spawn
  • The Development Stages of the Mushroom Garden
  • Cultivated Mushrooms as Features of Garden Design
  • Mushrooms from Straw
  • Inoculating with King Stropharia Spawn
  • Cultivating Oyster Mushrooms on Straw
  • Mushroom Portraits
  • 2. Cultivating Mushrooms Indoors
  • Mushrooms on Straw Pellets-Practical and High Yielding
  • Mushroom Kits-The Perfect Way to Cultivate in Wintertime
  • Mushrooms from Compost
  • Additional Mushroom Portraits
  • 3. Cultivating Mushrooms in Woodlands and Fields
  • Cultivating Truffles-The Secrets of Mycorrhizal Fungi
  • Important Points in Truffle Cultivation
  • Establishing a Bed for Mushrooms
  • Preparing a Mushroom Bed
  • Speciality: Shaggy Mane in Beds and Containers
  • Inoculating Tree Stumps-Edible Mushrooms Encouraging Biological Succession
  • 4. Container-Grown Mushrooms for Courtyards, Balconies, and Patios
  • Setting Up a Mushroom Garden on the Balcony or Patio
  • 5. "Protected" Environments for All Seasons
  • Erecting a Protective Roof in the Garden
  • Small Indoor Greenhouses for Edible Mushrooms in Winter
  • A Mushroom House for the Garden
  • Special Technique: Reishi in Pots
  • 6. Pests and Competing Organisms in Mushroom Cultivation
  • 7. Propagating Mushrooms-From Spore to Spawn
  • For Specialists, Experienced Growers, and Novice Experimenters
  • An Overview of the Working Stages of Mushroom Propagation in the Lab
  • 8. The Use of Mushrooms in Medicine
  • 9. Recipes and Processing Edible Mushrooms
  • Shiitake
  • Oyster Mushrooms
  • Sheathed Woodtuft
  • Button Mushrooms (Champignons)
  • King Oyster Mushroom
  • Lion's Mane
  • Wood Ear(Jelly Ear)
  • King Stropharia (Garden Giant)
  • Making Mushroom Powder and Processing Medicinal Mushrooms
  • 10. Marketing Organic Mushrooms on a Small Scale
  • Case Study: Home Produced Fresh Mushrooms at Gasthaus Seidl, Vienna, Austria
  • Appendixes
  • Bibliography and Recommended Reading
  • Index
  • Acknowledgments
  • About the Translator

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