I have read this and several other mushroom cultivation books. This book, coupled with Stamet's Growing Gourmet and Medicinal Mushrooms, makes for the absolute best reference materials for growing your own mushrooms.
That said, I'll mention the only thing that may disappoint a reader. His treatment of agar techniques in either of his cultivation books leaves a little to be desired. If you feel uncomfortable working with petri dishes after reading his sections on it, you may wish to check out "Laboratory Excercises in Microbiology" (ISBN 0-697-35443-1) by Harley and Prescott. It is a little more than a fellow needs to know about microbiology, but it is an excellent reference for aquainting on with aseptic agar ... Read More:
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The photographs are sublime. Stamets succeeds in luring the curious into having a go. His enthusiasm breathes life into the unsung occupation of mushroom production and yet manages to deliver the necessary technical information. Without getting bogged down in the langauge of biological sciences, Stamets offers a wealth of information on the growth parameters of a panolpy of fungal delights.
I was truly inspired by the book as the breadth of species that can be grown suggests even the most exotic are within one's grasp. The depth of information lends the reader the knowledge to choose the species that they can grow from raw materials that are available locally. I live in Ireland, so straw is cheap and freely available, hence mushrooms ... Read More:
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has detailed info on how to identify mushrooms - with excellent quality photographic illustrations. do note that it does not provide any info on growing them, so steer clear unless you are going picking. this book will also be very good as a primer to understanding the anatomy of the mushroom. as not all the mushrooms will apply to you if you luive in example - england and rarely travel, the additional knowledge that this book brings makes it a worthwhile addition to any mycophile's library.
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has detailed info on how to identify mushrooms - with excellent quality photographic illustrations. do note that it does not provide any info on growing them, so steer clear unless you are going picking. this book will also be very good as a primer to understanding the anatomy of the mushroom. as not all the mushrooms will apply to you if you luive in example - england and rarely travel, the additional knowledge that this book brings makes it a worthwhile addition to any mycophile's library.
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The photographs are sublime. Stamets succeeds in luring the curious into having a go. His enthusiasm breathes life into the unsung occupation of mushroom production and yet manages to deliver the necessary technical information. Without getting bogged down in the langauge of biological sciences, Stamets offers a wealth of information on the growth parameters of a panolpy of fungal delights.
I was truly inspired by the book as the breadth of species that can be grown suggests even the most exotic are within one's grasp. The depth of information lends the reader the knowledge to choose the species that they can grow from raw materials that are available locally. I live in Ireland, so straw is cheap and freely available, hence mushrooms that grow ... Read More:
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The photographs are sublime. Stamets succeeds in luring the curious into having a go. His enthusiasm breathes life into the unsung occupation of mushroom production and yet manages to deliver the necessary technical information. Without getting bogged down in the langauge of biological sciences, Stamets offers a wealth of information on the growth parameters of a panolpy of fungal delights.
I was truly inspired by the book as the breadth of species that can be grown suggests even the most exotic are within one's grasp. The depth of information lends the reader the knowledge to choose the species that they can grow from raw materials that are available locally. I live in Ireland, so straw is cheap and freely available, hence mushrooms that grow ... Read More:
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The photographs are sublime. Stamets succeeds in luring the curious into having a go. His enthusiasm breathes life into the unsung occupation of mushroom production and yet manages to deliver the necessary technical information. Without getting bogged down in the langauge of biological sciences, Stamets offers a wealth of information on the growth parameters of a panolpy of fungal delights.
I was truly inspired by the book as the breadth of species that can be grown suggests even the most exotic are within one's grasp. The depth of information lends the reader the knowledge to choose the species that they can grow from raw materials that are available locally. I live in Ireland, so straw is cheap and freely available, hence mushrooms that grow ... Read More:
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The photographs are sublime. Stamets succeeds in luring the curious into having a go. His enthusiasm breathes life into the unsung occupation of mushroom production and yet manages to deliver the necessary technical information. Without getting bogged down in the langauge of biological sciences, Stamets offers a wealth of information on the growth parameters of a panolpy of fungal delights.
I was truly inspired by the book as the breadth of species that can be grown suggests even the most exotic are within one's grasp. The depth of information lends the reader the knowledge to choose the species that they can grow from raw materials that are available locally. I live in Ireland, so straw is cheap and freely available, hence mushrooms that grow ... Read More:
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The photographs are sublime. Stamets succeeds in luring the curious into having a go. His enthusiasm breathes life into the unsung occupation of mushroom production and yet manages to deliver the necessary technical information. Without getting bogged down in the langauge of biological sciences, Stamets offers a wealth of information on the growth parameters of a panolpy of fungal delights.
I was truly inspired by the book as the breadth of species that can be grown suggests even the most exotic are within one's grasp. The depth of information lends the reader the knowledge to choose the species that they can grow from raw materials that are available locally. I live in Ireland, so straw is cheap and freely available, hence mushrooms that grow ... Read More:
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