DIY Mushroom Cultivation - Paperback Book - Growing Mushrooms at Home for Food, Medicine, and Soil - by Willoughby Arevalo - 9780865718951 - New Society Publishers

–— 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.