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Posted: Aug/22/2009 5:58 AM PST
 Now I know mushrooms are not considered to be a vegetable per say, some gardeners consider them to be pests, and they can be downright dangerous to one's health if picked and eaten without due consideration/knowledge. But being an out and out food lover, mushrooms do interest me greatly. The fact they can be grown inside or outside is a definate attraction. I have ample dark and relative cool place to grow them. My problem is sourcing them. I have found only three place to buy them using the internet (Fungi Perfecti,Gourmet Mushrooms,Mushroom Adventures). Do the members know of any others where I could find either indoor growing kits or outdoor plugs. I am mostly interested in Portobello, Porcini (baby porto's), Oyster, Dense White and Morelle (not sure if they can grow indoors). Would be nice to exchange ideas/knowledge and recepies with a mushroom fan |
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Posted: Aug/23/2009 7:48 PM PST
Sorry, I don't know anything about it myself but would like to learn. I'm looking into getting a grow kit, just not sure what kind. floridagirl. |
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Posted: Aug/24/2009 1:21 AM PST
If I didn't try to grow them or "If they were WEEDS , I'm your man, I can grow the finniest healthy weeds for a gardener my size our area, where's Yule Gibbins when ya need him ?. See I'm a stir-fry it, bake it, stewit and raw eating kind of guy, "Weeds" taste terrible !. but I love Mushrooms, so this is without saying I' watching this post, Later I'm hungry now- Guilt Trip |
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Posted: Aug/24/2009 9:11 AM PST
Let me say..not all weedsare bad, I know of a few that have the greatest culinary taste and that make growers of prestine lawns the world over tear there hair out, dandilions. And some weeds are suprisiing..like artichoke (member of the thisle familly I do beleive, but I could be wrong). But mushrooms...they are a set apart. The fact that they like relatively cold dampish places make ideal for those who have basements (they can be a litle pungent). Many will grow quite happily on logs in your garden, in the shade ( they do not require much light/sun). Most of the really good mushrooms after all live and grow in woodland areas, where light is not the main caracteristic. The idea of sprucing up a meal or even creating an entire meal with just mushrooms is quite enticing. Try buying Portabello or Morels in a organic market..even #@!$akies or white buttons can run you a fair price. |
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Posted: Aug/24/2009 9:36 AM PST
floridagirl, With mushrooms it really depends on your taste buds. Most people who like mushrooms have eatern White Button. It may be the easiest kit to start with and is often the cheapest. #@!$ake is most often grown on hardwood logs or sawdust logs, and is very flavorfull, most often used in chinese cooking (it's what you find in most soups) Portobella very rich falour as a Portobello often compared to meat, the caps can grow very large. When small they are called Crimini they are a little nuttier than the standby White Button. MOrells are very pungent and a favourite of main French dishes (they usually grow outside). If you are interested go to Fungi.com. You can request their free catalog. It will give you and idea, and there is a whole selection of kits, plugs ( used to seed outdoor logs) and large selection of reference books. Or you could go to your local library, pretty sure they will have more than a few reference books on this subject ( or will be able to get them for you). |
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