Growing Mushrooms

Alrich Man was the speaker at our June meeting "Growing Mushrooms", Alrich specializes in shitake mushrooms.  What a great discussion on techniques and how to grow mushrooms.
Here are a few notes:
Read Roger Phillips "North American Mushrooms"
Sugar maple, oak trees are the best to use.
Trees with good bark on them.
Harvest trees before they leaf.
Holes are drilled 4" on center
Inoculate and fill with bee wax.
Where to buy supplies:

Everything Mushrooms – everythingmushrooms. com, 865-329-7566

• Field and Forest Products – www.fieldforest.net, 800-792-6220

• Fungi Perfecti – www.fungi.com, 800-780-9126

• Mushroom Mountain – www.mushroommountain. com, 864-855-2469

• Mushroom People – www.mushroompeople.com, 931-964-4400

• Northwest Mycological Consultants – www. nwmycol.com, 541-753-8198

• Sharondale Farm, Keswick, Va. – www. sharondalefarm.com, 434-296-3301

Place in a shady location.
Alrich stacks on pallets.
Deer love mushrooms.
So does Alrich!
Fascinating! Thank you Alrich!

Spawn for mushrooms

Alrick Man speaking on mushrooms

Wine cap

Basket of shitakes we got one to bring home, can't wait to sample

Plants from Holly and Tamarra were shared with group