Growing Guides How to grow mushrooms

Date Published:

15/10/2007

Varieties

There are numerous types of mushrooms that are becoming available to the amateur that may well change your views on fungus as food.

Oyster (Pleurotus ostreatus)

This log-growing type has a thick, soft texture with a subtle flavour. It can be eaten cooked or raw and is often used in stir fries.

Shiitake (Lentinula edodes)

Another log-grower, which has been cultivated in Japan for more than a thousand years and is a sought-after ingredient for many Oriental dishes.

Portobello mushroom (Agaricus spp.)

A large, brown strain of the same fungus that produces button mushrooms. The spawn can be sown on horse manure, although the easiest way for an amateur to grow them is to purchase a complete kit.

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