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Growing Backyard Mushrooms
Dustin Olsen of The Mushroomery in Lebanon, Oregon shares some tips for growing a variety of mushrooms in your own backyard. His mushroom farm grows and sells wild and cultivated organic mushrooms, and also mushroom kits for those interested in growing their own mushrooms at home. Below are some pictures from his farm during our visit in February.
Close-up of Inoculated Dowels
Inoculated logs at The Mushroomery. In a year, Shitaki mushrooms will arise from the logs.
Bagging the inoculated straw. The straw is first pasteurized to kill off unwanted bacteria, and then inoculated with mycelium spores. Straw provides an excellent environment for the mushrooms to grow.
Rush Hour Traffic, Lebanon, Oregon
1 Comment
Wow! That was cool! I want to grow mushrooms! Thanks very much for that report.
Cheers,
bjp