Wine Caps. Grow Gourmet Edible Mushrooms in Your Home Garden.
Mushrooms are not only delicious but also have functional and medicinal benefits. Growing gourmet mushrooms is easier than you think and can be done right in your home garden. In this post, we will discuss three types of mushrooms you can grow in your home garden and provide products you can use to get started.
Wine Cap Mushrooms
Wine cap mushrooms growing out of compost and wood debris in my garden kale patch
Wine cap mushrooms, also known as garden giants, are easy to grow and have a subtle earthy flavor. They grow well in wood chips, making them a great addition to your home garden. You can purchase a bag of spawn to inoculate wood chips and start growing your wine cap mushrooms.
Check out these Wine Cap Mushroom Spawn Bags to get started!
Spent Oyster Mushroom Blocks
Oyster mushrooms are a popular gourmet mushroom with a delicate flavor and texture. Once you have harvested your oyster mushrooms, don't throw away the spent mushroom blocks. These blocks can be used to grow a second crop of oyster mushrooms or other edible mushrooms. Simply bury the spent block in soil or wood chips, keep it moist, and wait for your mushrooms to sprout.
Use our mushroom grow kit to grow mushrooms in your garden!
Shiitake & Oyster Mushroom Logs
Shiitake mushrooms are a popular ingredient in Asian cuisine and are known for their meaty texture and rich flavor. Growing shiitake mushrooms in your home garden is easy with shiitake mushroom logs. These logs are inoculated with shiitake or oyster mushroom spawn and can produce mushrooms for several years. Simply soak the log in water every few weeks, and your mushrooms will start growing. Use our mushroom grow bags and this plunging tool to inoculate logs. Open your mushroom grow bag, then using this plunging tool, stab the mushroom block until the tip of the tool fills with substrate/mycelium. Then hold the plunger up to the hole in the log and plunge the substrate plug into the log.
Get started with this tool to help you make mushroom logs (Thumb-press tool only)
Log Inoculation Tool Trio (Includes a standard angle grinder adapter, a 12mm drill bit, and a thumb-press log inoculation tool)
Growing gourmet edible mushrooms in your home garden is easy and rewarding. With wine cap mushrooms, spent oyster mushroom blocks, and shiitake mushroom logs, you can have a variety of delicious mushrooms right in your backyard. Don't forget to check out the affiliate linked products we have provided to get started on your mushroom growing journey!