I was out taking my photos for Garden Blogger’s Bloom Day today and was so pleased at how much my shiitake mushroom block was growing after only 3.5 weeks. I’ll be serving up a mushroom dish for dinner this weekend for sure.
May 14 2010 | Growing Food and Harvest and Projects | 5 Comments »
I did find some wonderful goodies at the Van Dusen Plant Sale last weekend despite the fact that I attended the sale solely to get my paws on a mushroom growing kit. The sale was an absolute zoo even with the rainy weather which made it a bit difficult to get to the Western Biologicals Ltd. table but once there it was worth it to see the great display of mushrooms and take home a block to grow my very own shiitake mushrooms. Here is what mine looked like when I got it home.
I’ve followed the instructions so far to the letter and a week later I already have mushrooms forming but I can’t say that I’ve actually DONE anything. I opened the bag, watered the block and then set it under my deck. So far so good. I’m confident that they’ll look like the display mushrooms very soon:
My intention in growing anything is to learn about the biology through home experimentation and I’m not sure watering a prepared fungus block is the way to do that. So I picked up a pamphlet on some upcoming classes that I’m considering signing up for. They offer a farm tour as part of the classes and I’m always up for a farm tour. We’ll see. It’s been fun so far and I’m sure I’ll enjoy my mushrooms. I do see this project evolving into something more though.
Western Biologicals Mushroom Display
If you are in the market for a mushroom block at home, I would definitely recommend it to anyone who wants to try it. Western Biologicals has no website so call them at 604-856-3339 for more info.
May 01 2010 | Growing Food and Projects and Vancouver | 9 Comments »
