Growing Gourmet and Medicinal Mushrooms

by Paul Stamets

Paperback, 2000

Status

Available

Call number

635.8

Collection

Publication

Ten Speed Press (2000), Edition: 3, 614 pages

Description

Gardening. Nonfiction. HTML:A detailed and comprehensive guide for growing and using gourmet and medicinal mushrooms commercially or at home. �??Absolutely the best book in the world on how to grow diverse and delicious mushrooms.�?��??David Arora, author of Mushrooms Demystified   With precise growth parameters for thirty-one mushroom species, this bible of mushroom cultivation includes gardening tips, state-of-the-art production techniques, realistic advice for laboratory and growing room construction, tasty mushroom recipes, and an invaluable troubleshooting guide.   More than 500 photographs, illustrations, and charts clearly identify each stage of cultivation, and a twenty-four-page color insert spotlights the intense beauty of various mushroom species. Whether you�??re an ecologist, a chef, a forager, a pharmacologist, a commercial grower, or a home gardener�??this indispensable handbook will get you started, help your garden succeed, and make your mycological landscapes the envy of th… (more)

User reviews

LibraryThing member Euphony
A very detailed work by Paul Stamets. Here there is as much practical theory and background about mushrooms as a whole before there is even anything about growing. His book published in the late 1980s, The Mushroom Cultivator, is a great resource and introduction to this book. Together they spill
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out tons of practical knowledge explained in detail from a reknowned and veteran'd mycologist. This is a must-read for any home cultivator.
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LibraryThing member tapiopa
This has to be the best general level book about growing mushrooms. If you want to start, or already have some experience in growing them, this is a must. First it gives advice about mushroom growing in general, and then introduces most of the fungi that are grown commercially or at home.
If you
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are interested in growing mushrooms, I recommend this warmly.
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Language

Original language

English

Original publication date

1993

Physical description

614 p.; 7.4 inches

ISBN

1580081754 / 9781580081757
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