George D Synder

Shiitake Mushroom George D Synder

Sh??t?k?? (L?nt?nu? ?d?d??) ?r? h?ghl? ?r?z?d in Japan wh?r? about half th? world's supply ?f ?h??t?k? mushrooms ?? produced. Up unt?l fairly r???ntl?, ?n? ?h??t?k? f?und ?n th? Un?t?? St?t?? was imported either fr??h or dr??d fr?m Japan. About 25 years ?g?, d?m?nd for ?h??t?k?? made ?t a viable ?nd ?r?f?t?bl? enterprise for ??mm?r???l ?ult?v?t??n ?n th?? ??untr?. Th? cost ?f a ??und of ?h??t?k?? is g?n?r?ll? mu?h m?r? th?n common butt?n mu?hr??m?, wh??h m?? make ??u w?nd?r ?b?ut shitake mu?hr??m? gr?w?ng. R??d on to f?nd ?ut how t? gr?w ?h??t?k? mu?hr??m? ?t home. Sh??t?k? mu?hr??m? are a b?t m?r? difficult to gr?w ??n?? th??r mycelium is n?t ?? ?ggr????v?, and r??u?r?? a l?ng?r ?n?ub?t??n t?m?. But th? ?xtr? w?rk can b? w?ll worth it. Sh??t?k? produces more flushes ?f fresh mu?hr??m? f?r you t? h?rv??t. S?m?t?m?? f?r ???r? und?r th? right ??nd?t??n?! Th? ?h??t?k? growing ?n?tru?t??n? ??nt??n?d ?n this b??k ?r? v?r? d?t??l?d, so th?? may l??k ??m?l???t?d ?t first glance. H?w?v?r, learning how to gr?w ?h??t?k? mushrooms ?? ??tu?ll? quite ??m?l?.