This guide to growing edible mushrooms covers 19 varieties, from button mushrooms to immune-boosting reishis—plus recipes and preserving methods. Mushrooms are a joy to grow—for food, as a garden feature, or just for fun—and it’s easier than you think! Mushrooms will thrive in your garden, on your windowsill, and even in your basement. The key is to pick the right growing medium for your mushroom—a log, a bale of hay, or a simple pot of dirt—and give it a little shade. Experts Magdalena and Herbert Wurth explain every step of cultivation—whether starting from a kit, a culture, or a grown mushroom you’d like to propagate. From protecting mushrooms in extreme weather to troubleshooting pests, here is expert advice for beginners and experienced growers alike!

In The Complete Mushroom Hunter, Revised, Gary Lincoff escorts you through the culinary history of the mushroom and on to preparing and serving the fungi.

DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "Mushrooms: how to grow them a practical treatise on mushroom culture for profit and pleasure" by William Falconer. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.

Do you want to learn how to grow psilocybin mushrooms at home? Perhaps for microdosing. Is the knowledge that you have about psilocybin mushroom cultivation just enough to go wrong? Have you been feeling frustrated or disconnected from the world lately and crave some inspiration and creativity? This book offers an introductory guide to psilocybin—magic—mushrooms and how to grow them at home. Whether you’re a beginner looking to get into mushroom cultivation or an enthusiast of the medicinal qualities of psilocybin, this is the book for you. A mycology enthusiast and dedicated cultivator, Bil Harret provides an up-to-date, comprehensive, and step-by-step guide to several methods to grow psilocybin mushrooms. From his experience, he knows just how overwhelming all the information out there can be. Why does mycology sound so complicated? What do all these fancy words and abbreviations mean? Bil created a book where all the information was condensed into one place. No fuss—just all you need to start growing magic mushrooms using equipment and ingredients you might already have lying around the house. With information compiled from years of experience, ensure that you’re getting a realistic and authentic guide to psilocybin mushroom cultivation. In this guide, you will discover: - all you need to start growing magic mushrooms from the comfort of your home, even if you’re an absolute beginner! - 5 easy-to-follow methods for growing psilocybin mushrooms at home - outdoor cultivation - other advanced growing techniques for the experienced, including agar cultivation, cultivation transfers and mushroom cloning - how to collect spores, make a spore syringe, and a spore vial - the benefits of using liquid culture for inoculation, and how to prepare it easily - the guidance needed to harvest and store your yield correctly - a detailed troubleshooting guide to growing mushrooms at home - why it’s all about understanding the fungi life cycle and their habitat - everything you need to know about psilocybin and how it can change your life - tips for not getting scammed when sourcing your mushroom spores - why having a single psychedelic experience can be superior to a lifetime of medication - body, mind & spirit healing - and more about psilocybin mushrooms! Plus, you’ll receive a BONUS chapter that includes the neuroscience behind psilocybin, how to calculate the correct psilocybin doses, risk factors with precautionary tips, and why psilocybin is currently taking the medical world by storm. How to Grow Psilocybin Mushrooms at Home for Beginners is not just for people who want to learn how to cultivate psychedelic mushrooms. It is for anyone who wants to improve their mental and physical well-being. It is for anyone who wants to feel more of a connection to other people and the world around them. It is for ANYONE who has EVER felt sad, lonely, or desperate. You will come out of this series of books wishing you had known about these mushrooms earlier. But it is never too late to learn about their “magic”. Scroll up and Grab this Guide!

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.

Hundreds of full-color photos with easy-to-understand text make this a great visual guide to learning about more than 400 species of common wild mushrooms found in the Northeast. The species (from Morel Mushrooms to Shelf Mushrooms) are organized by shape, then by color, so you can identify them by their visual characteristics. Plus, with the Top Edibles and Top Toxics sections, you'll begin to learn which are the edible wild mushrooms. The information in the book, written by Teresa Marrone and Walt Sturgeon, is accessible to beginners but useful for even experienced mushroom seekers.

Edible wild plants, mushrooms, fruits, and nuts grow along roadsides, amid country fields, and in urban parks. All manner of leafy greens, mushrooms, and herbs that command hefty prices at the market are bountiful outdoors and free for the taking. But to enjoy them, one must know when to harvest and how to recognize, prepare, and eat them. The Complete Guide to Edible Wild Plants, Mushrooms, Fruits, and Nuts provides everything one needs to know about the most commonly found wild foods—going beyond a field guide’s basic description to provide folklore and mouth-watering recipes for each entry, such as wild asparagus pizza, fiddlehead soup, blackberry mousse, and elderberry pie. This fully illustrated guide is the perfect companion for hikers, campers, and anyone who enjoys eating the good food of the earth. With it in hand, nature lovers will never take another hike without casting their eyes about with dinner in mind.

Edible wild plants, mushrooms, fruits, and nuts grow along roadsides, amid country fields, and in urban parks. All manner of leafy greens, mushrooms, and herbs that command hefty prices at the market are bountiful outdoors and free for the taking. But to enjoy them, one must know when to harvest and how to recognize, prepare, and eat them. The Complete Guide to Edible Wild Plants, Mushrooms, Fruits, and Nuts provides everything one needs to know about the most commonly found wild foods—going beyond a field guide’s basic description to provide folklore and mouth-watering recipes for each entry, such as wild asparagus pizza, fiddlehead soup, blackberry mousse, and elderberry pie. This fully illustrated guide is the perfect companion for hikers, campers, and anyone who enjoys eating the good food of the earth. With it in hand, nature lovers will never take another hike without casting their eyes about with dinner in mind.