Feb 18th 2026
General guidelines to starting mushroom log inoculation go as follows: Cut logs while the trees are dormant Rest the logs for 2 weeks, but no more than 8 weeks Inoculate the logs once the tempe…
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Jan 21st 2026
Project synopsis: In this project we worked on rebuilding soil with Wine Cap Stropharia mushrooms- or, more accurately, Wine Cap Stropharia mycelium. This organism has the incredible power to decompos…
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Jan 14th 2026
Background: We know a lot about timing on plant for Wine Cap in the north, but are less familiar with the rates of decay and how it effects bed productivity in warmer climates. Fortunantely, an educat…
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Jan 13th 2026
Table Top Farms and ready-to-fruit blocks give us an education of how different mushroom types can be from one another and how we cultivators must learn to adjust! Because most of us do not have high-…
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Jan 9th 2026
When growing mushrooms from Table Top Farms or ready-to-fruit blocks, growers new to the process are often faced with the troublesome trio: humidity, CO₂, and harvest time. Let's cover how each of the…
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Jan 6th 2026
Last week the upper midwest contended with a winter storm that slammed many of with snow and then blasted us with cold. While it certainly did some damage, today we're going to focus on why, in genera…
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Sep 22nd 2025
Overall, mushroom logs are pretty tough once they are fully colonized. Logs that were inoculated in the spring or the previous year should come through a severe winter unscathed if the logs are proper…
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Sep 18th 2025
This citizen science study aims to examine if Wine Cap (Stropharia rugoso-annulata) mycelium can help remediate raspberry plants infected with Phytophthora sp. Project Background Phytophthora, Gr…
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Sep 17th 2025
We assume that Turkey Tail grows well on most tree species, but in interest of being SURE with multiple species we've posed the question to the Citizen Science world. This citizen science study aims t…
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Sep 16th 2025
This citizen science study aims to examine if Almond Agaricus (Agaricus subrufescens) mushrooms can be cultivated on on fully composted spent brewer's grain and on a mix of fully composted spent brewe…
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Sep 16th 2025
Fungi can be a tricky lot. We know lots of folks who cook with mushrooms they harvest from their forest farm. Many new mushroom growers pose the question "Would it be possible that the log I planted w…
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Sep 15th 2025
It's been just over a year now since we here at Field & Forest began our journey into truffle cultivation. In the past year we have prepared our orchard grounds, planted our seedlings, and built i…
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