Aug 19th 2025
One of the members of the fungi kingdom that has made leaps and bounds in popularity over the last several years is Wine Cap Stropharia, otherwise known by the names Garden Giant or King Stropharia. T…
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Aug 18th 2025
Watching a mushroom grow from a tiny pin into a brilliant fruiting body is a process that most people will never experience. The fungi that inhabit this world are often overlooked and taken for grante…
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Aug 18th 2025
What is Beech Bark Disease? Beech Bark disease is a disease that has killed innumerable Beech Trees in North America where Beech stands are a major component of the tree-scape. Regions in the Upper…
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Aug 15th 2025
When it comes to wood chip type suitability, we can generalize that soft hardwoods are best, followed by hard hardwoods, (some which benefit from a little bit of aging), and then the Conifer group:…
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Aug 14th 2025
Oyster mushrooms, with their delicate texture and mild, nutty flavor, are a popular choice for both home growers and professional chefs alike. If you're growing these fungi at home or just curious abo…
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Aug 11th 2025
Yes, you can! While inoculating trees downed in the summer is not usually recommended it can, in fact, yield a respectable amount of mushrooms. While we still would not suggest going out of your way t…
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Aug 8th 2025
Now that we are entering spring and the mushroom frenzy season, we get the occasional call from growers asking what they can do with extra spawn. If you find yourself in this position, you have option…
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Aug 6th 2025
Depending on when you planted your Wine Cap bed you can harvest mushrooms anywhere from late May to late October (I'm talking Wisconsin here, if you're in the south you have a growing season that is…
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Aug 4th 2025
Fall is approaching, bringing with it questions about inoculating mushrooms logs from fall-cut wood. In this blog we'll cover some of the basics. Can I Inoculate Mushroom Logs in the Fall? Yes! Howe…
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Aug 1st 2025
Red Maple is a very successful native tree that appears to be on the move, increasing its predominance across the Great Lakes states and Northeast. Also known as swamp, water or soft maple, it is tole…
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Jul 30th 2025
More often than not, people use grain spawn to inoculate straw. Why not sawdust spawn? No reason in particular, but let's explore it a little bit below. For anyone who is not familiar with the process…
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Jul 28th 2025
If you're new to growing mushrooms, or anything really, there is always the question of "when is the best time to harvest my shiitake mushrooms?". While you can harvest shiitake at just about any stag…
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