Organic Mushroom Farming and Mycoremediation

Organic Mushroom Farming and Mycoremediation By Tradd Cotter Published in 2014 by Chelsea Green Publishing, 85 North Main Street, Suite 120, White River Junction, VT 05001, USA. Tel: [phone]; Fax: [phone] Web: www.chelseagreen.com ISBN: 9781603584555 Paperback $39.95

This book is designed to help you build skill and confidence in both indoor and outdoor cultivation of edible mushrooms using purchased spawn (a form of mycelium that is physically "plantable", being packaged in sawdust, grain, or a wooden dowel). In part four of the book, you will find profiles on nearly thirty different types of mushrooms. But the book focuses on shiitake mushrooms and oyster mushrooms because these are two of the easiest and most satisfying mushrooms to grow.

The four key components that comprise the essential needs of a mushroom to produce prolifically are food, water, gas exchange, and light. If any one of these variables is missing or neglected, the mushroom biomass suffers greatly. Many mushrooms prefer wood and plant debris as their...