Two winters ago I tried my frist shiitake mushroom logs. A friend had some left over spawn and loaned me the inoculator tool he had. I cut down a few pole sized trees. These were trees that were not of great quality and competing with more desirable ones. Their removal gave me both shiitake logs and more growing space for the desirable trees. I used mainly shingle oak.
This tree rarely makes a nice log, good acorns, but I have more per acre than needed for good growing condidtions. The logs were inoculated in February, went through a summer and should have fruited the following spring. They did not. But the winter prior, I inocualted another set of logs
Then this fall, I was excitted to see mushrooms on my first set of logs. Picked two one gallon icecream pales full.
The picture is suposed to be portrait so lie on your side as you look at it. Something about this program will not allow me to import it the way it is suposed to be. Tried several times. Shiitakes on the grill with some balsamic vinegarette is prety fine. Cook them to a desired tenderness with the stems removed. My wife is not a mushroom fan and out of three kids, I have one daughter that now devoures them.
If you are interested in producing mushrooms, check out the Forest and Woodland Association of Missouri. A workshop is planned for March 1, 2014 in central Mo. Go to http://www.forestandwoodland.org/ for details.
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