DIY Mushroom Cultivation - Growing Mushrooms at Home for Food, Medicine, and Soil (Paperback)

"Offering clear and comprehensive instructions for low-tech growing for a range of budgets, interests, and scales, this book offers practical inspiration and a sense that "hey, I can do this!" -- DANIELLE STEVENSON, owner, DIY Fungi DIY Mushroom Cultivation is full of proven, reliable, low-cost techniques for home-scale cultivation that eliminate the need for a clean-air lab space to grow various mushrooms and their mycelium. Beautiful full-color photos and step-by-step instructions accompany a foundation of mushroom biology and ecology to support a holistic understanding of the practice. Growing techniques are applicable year-round, for any space from house to apartment, and for any climate, budget, or goal. Techniques include: Setting up a home growing space Inexpensive, simple DIY equipment Culture creation from mushroom tissue or spores Growing and using liquid cultures and grain spawn Growing mushrooms on waste streams Indoor fruiting Outdoor mushroom gardens and logs Harvesting, processing, tinctures, and cooking. Whether you hunt mushrooms or dream about growing and working with them but feel constrained by a small living space, DIY Mushroom Cultivation is the ideal guide for getting started in the fascinating and delicious world of fungiculture.

General

Imprint:	New Society Publishers
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Homegrown City Life
Release date:	July 2019
First published:	2019
Authors:	Willoughby Arevalo
Dimensions:	229 x 191 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	208
ISBN-13:	978-0-86571-895-1
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Mycology, fungi (non-medical) Books > Professional & Technical > Agriculture & farming > General Books > Health, Home & Family > Self-help & practical interests > General Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Environmental economics > Sustainability Books > Health, Home & Family > Gardening > Specialized gardening methods > Organic gardening Books > Sport & Leisure > Natural history, country life & pets > Plant life: general > General Books > Gardening > Specialized gardening methods > Organic gardening Promotions
LSN:	0-86571-895-4
Barcode:	9780865718951

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