What’s the connection between fungus spores and nail fungus? Fungi that are actively growing will eventually produce spores – tiny reproductive stages that break away from the plant and spread to new places on air currents, in water, and on living things that move about. Most people have seen fungal spores: perhaps you’ve seen a green dusty powder inside the bag of a loaf of bread that’s gone moldy, or noticed that portobello mushrooms leave a black coating on your cutting board. These substances are actually large numbers of spores (a single spore is microscopic so you can’t see it [...]
Growing Mushrooms Indoors
by AdminHave you been looking for an alternative way to grow some sort of food indoors during other then your normal gardening season? Do you reside in an area where your usual temperatures drop extremely low? Are you looking for an alternative method to raise the equivalent amount of food that you would have in a small garden patch? If this is a problem for you then perhaps this article would be of some benefit to you.As with any type of plant you must understand that the light intensity of your growing area goes down according to the inverse square law. [...]
Don’t Pay Supermarket Prices! Grow Your Own Mushrooms
by AdminIn supermarkets today, mushrooms are outrageously priced. Many people enjoy mushrooms and consider them to be a delicacy. To fight the inflated prices, a growing number of people have begun to grow their own mushrooms indoors at home. One of the easiest and most productive to grow is the oyster mushroom. Oyster mushrooms can be used fresh or they can be stored for future use by freezing or drying them. They have a rather mild flavor that enhances many recipes.How to Get StartedThere are several techniques for growing mushrooms such as using a starter kit. These kits come complete with [...]
