How to Grow Shiitake Mushrooms 🍄
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Why grow shiitake?
Shiitake mushrooms are well suited to being grown in the city. They don't take up much space, can be grown indoors and make a delicious addition to many dishes.
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Fruiting and harvesting shiitake mushroom blocks
It's possible to grow shiitake mushrooms with very little equipment. If you're a novice, this is the best place to start.
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Preparing and inoculating fruiting substrate
How to create your own bags of shiitake using sawdust and bran. You'll need a pressure cooker for this step.
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Preparing Spawn
How to prepare grain spawn to inoculate sawdust bags with. Mastering this step will allow you to scale up your mushroom production capabilities.
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Working with cultures
Different ways to work with and maintain your own collection of mushroom cultures. We look at ways to do this using agar and liquid cultures.
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Alternatives to single use plastic in mushroom growing
An aspect of mushroom cultivation that needs improvement is the use of single use plastics. I take a look at an alternative for small scale growers.