Fungus as a food source

alokin · Intermediate Crude Joined: Aug 24, 2007 Posts: 792

which ones are growing on compost
which ones are growing on horse poo
and which ones are growing on hardwood logs?
Do they only like hardwood or softwood too?
What other materials - bark mulch or sugar cane mulch... do mushrooms like?

We would have a shade place underneath a roof or a shady corner in the garden.

dutchcyclist · Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2008 3:17 am Post subject: Re: Fungus as a food source

Video of commercial button mushroom ( wich are called champignons over here ) production:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZeTE8FRUlGY&NR=1

zeke · Heavy Crude Joined: Dec 07, 2007 Posts: 181

Vogelzang · Heavy Crude Joined: Jul 03, 2008 Posts: 110

It grows on wood.

Pleurotus ostreatus
http://botit.botany.wisc.edu/toms_fungi/oct98.html

Is it possible to digest cellulose using an artificial rumen and use it to make food for people? Then you don't need to raise goats or cows for food.

Artificial rumen: http://jas.fass.org/cgi/reprint/17/3/667.pdf