Mushroom Growing Equipment
I'd like to grow some mushrooms at home for cooking --- chanterelles and porcini at first, maybe some more exotic ones later. I have very limited gardening experience, and no mushroom cultivation experience. I got a book on mushroom growing, but it makes it sound extremely complicated to set up the mushroom growing area (mostly dealing with maintaining sterility of the grow environment).
Does the growing apparatus really require that much effort? Is there a simple kit I can buy? Any other tips for a beginner?
P.S. Please chime in with any other suggestions of tasty mushrooms!
Posted Aug 15, 2012, 8:14 PM UTC
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I'm no expert in cultivation either so take this with a grain of salt until someone more knowledgeable comments but, as far as I know, only certain mushrooms can be cultivated. Chanterelles, for instance, can not be cultivated because they can only grow in a mycorrhizal relationship with trees.
As far as I know, sterility is the aspect of mushroom growing that requires the most attention so, if you consider that a lot of effort, then it may be tricky.
From what I have gathered, oyster mushrooms are a good species to start out with. I'm going to try it as soon as it gets cooler here. Best of luck to you!