The Essential Guide to Cultivating Mushrooms: Simple and Advanced Techniques for Growing Shiitake, Oyster, Lion's Mane, and Maitake Mushrooms at Home Spiral-Bound | August 12, 2014

Stephen Russell

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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.


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. 

Publisher: Hachette Book Group
Original Binding: Paperback
Pages: 232 pages
ISBN-10: 1612121462
Item Weight: 1.3 lbs
Dimensions: 7.0 x 0.7 x 9.0 inches

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.