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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
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The Essential Guide to Cultivating Mushrooms by Stephen Russell offers a comprehensive introduction to mushroom growing. Covering everything from beginner-friendly mushroom kits to advanced techniques involving grain spawn, liquid cultures, and fruiting chambers, this guide empowers readers to successfully grow varieties like shiitakes, oysters, lion's manes, maitakes, and portobellos. Whether for personal use or commercial sale, the book equips you to harvest a plentiful and flavoursome mushroom crop.
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Ideal for gardening enthusiasts, aspiring mushroom growers, and anyone interested in sustainable home food production.

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With clear instructions and step-by-step photographs, this straightforward guide shows you how to cultivate mushrooms in your own home.

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From the basics of using mushroom kits to working with grain spawn, liquid cultures, and fruiting chambers, Stephen Russell covers everything you need to know to produce mouthwatering shiitakes, oysters, lion's manes, maitakes, and portobellos.

Whether you're interested in growing them for your own kitchen or to sell at a local market, you'll soon be harvesting a delicious and abundant crop of mushrooms.

The Essential Guide to Cultivating Mushrooms will equip you with the skills and knowledge necessary to cultivate your own fungi, enhancing both your culinary experiences and potential business opportunities.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781612121468

Publisher: Workman Publishing

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 12 August 2014

Country: United States

Imprint: Storey Publishing LLC

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 18.0mm

Width: 178.0mm

Height: 228.0mm

Weight: 580g

Pages: 232

About the Author

Stephen Russell owns The Hoosier Mushroom Company. He founded the The Hoosier Mushroom Society and travels throughout the year speaking at clubs, festivals, and conferences. He lives in Bloomington, Indiana.

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