When Steve Shapson attended a mushroom growing seminar about 15 years ago, he learned that with a high-speed drill, some pasteurized sawdust inoculated with mushroom spawn, and a few logs he could ...

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I ve been growing mushrooms outdoors on logs for about 20 years. I ve done this by inoculating logs with little wooden plugs called plug spawn that I purchase and insert into holes I drilled in the ...

Not just any old logs will do. They should be 3″ to 6″ in diameter and about 3 1 /2′ long – cut from deciduous hardwoods. Oak, maple, ironwood, and beech all make good candidates. Avoid pine and fruit ...

"I am still new to this process and hope to get good results." ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. REGION — Mushroom Log Inoculation is set for Saturday April 9, from 11 ...

I’ve been growing mushrooms outdoors on logs for about 20 years. I’ve done this by inoculating logs with little wooden plugs called plug spawn that I purchased and inserted into holes I drilled in the ...

Q: I love mushrooms and heard that shiitake mushrooms can be grown on logs in my backyard. Do you know anything about that? - Phil from Campbell Hall A: Happy Spring, Phil. Yes, I do know something ...

Mushroom workshop sends you home with ready-to-grow logs. Here's how it works Steve Shapson learned that a high-speed drill, some pasteurized sawdust inoculated with mushroom spawn, and a few logs ...

Shiitake mushrooms are an easy to grow, delicious mushroom for beginners to learn to cultivate. Shitakes have a satisfying meaty texture when sautéed, broiled or baked, and they have a distinctive ...