Saturday, April 26, 2014

Grow Tasty Fungus In Your Yard Or Garden

Believe it or not, there is a fungus addiction sweeping the nation this year!  By fungus we mean mushrooms!  Many species of mushroom are being heralded excellent sources of vitamins and immune defense.  As a result, more and more folks are integrating edible varieties into the front yard landscaping ideas.

In fact one that that is becoming really popular is growing mushrooms DIY style.  Many people purchase mushroom spawn in dowels that are pounded into logs.  The spawn inoculates the logs and fruits with tasty mushrooms.  It's really easy and also a fun little project to do with the family on a nice spring afternoon.

Many varieties such as oyster mushrooms grow so fast you can have a fruiting in just a couple months.  And boy are they ever tasty!  Going the grow your own route you are also guaranteed a totally organic fungus as well!

Home grown mushrooms can be cooked into any recipe, brewed as tea, dried and frozen, dried and crushed into capsule powder.  There's tons of things you can do with fabulous home grown fungi!