Top products from r/Mushrooms

We have pairs dampers that close off recirculation and open fresh air at the same time for a given space. Each pair is connected to a mechanical actuator and then to a computer.

To prevent contamination we pasteurize the compost as part of the Phase II composting and keep it under a back pressure after that. We use some pesticides for flies and just generally sanitize boots and anything going into the rooms with the compost. Very few people go into the rooms until there are mushrooms ready to pick. We have it pretty streamlined how things get moved throughout the day, what equipment can be used on what things and what areas need pressurization. If we need to water casing or probe for hot compost, then back pressure is applied to the room for contaminants and fresh air to breath(the door is opened slightly so we don't mess up the fans). At the end of the day, contaminants do very little real damage to us and we don't take that for granted. We know that can change.

We do Oysters and Shiitake. Shiitake because of demand(and someone else makes the blocks for us in some laboratory-like environment, we just babysit while they grow mushrooms). Oysters because they are easy if you got the growing spaces.

I like the white and brown mushrooms the most(the standard A. bisporus). Growing those right is the real game. Exotics are small side gig because some callers want to add them in their order.

Managing the mushrooms? Well moving the compost while keeping clean takes like 12 people's full-time job. Irrigating the casing is 6. Managing the compost, the casing, the growing strategy, and watching for problems agricultural or mechanical is like 9 more(it's a 24 hour thing). Rather time consuming. Whole place employs 200 and produces 250,000+lbs a week. There are much bigger farms farther north. Texas isn't ideal for obvious reasons.

My favorites are:

Roger Phillips Mushrooms and Other Fungi....
https://www.amazon.com/Mushrooms-Other-Fungi-North-America/dp/155407651X

David Arora Mushrooms Demystified
https://www.amazon.com/Mushrooms-Demystified-David-Arora/dp/0898151694

Audubon Society Field Guide:
https://www.amazon.com/National-Audubon-Society-American-Mushrooms/dp/0394519922

DK Mushroom Book:
https://m.barnesandnoble.com/p/mushrooms-dk/1127751094/2689838557184

This last one is a big beautiful hardcover book with a lot of different mushrooms from around the world and some excellent pictures:
https://www.amazon.com/Book-Fungi-Life-Size-Hundred-Species/dp/0226721175

Other than that it would depend on your region because I have some guides I love that focus on my region.

I don't have an ID for you, but if they are growing in your house, that probably means the mycelium is eating the wood in the walls/floor. This is bad for many reasons, main one being your house is literally rotting away. Get some bleach/lysol/any heavy duty disinfectant, and clean the area very well. Soak it If you have too. If you don't have one already, it'll be a good idea to get a dehumidifier and leave it running for a few days to completely dry out the area. After that, keep a boat size tub of damprid in there to help prevent moisture in the walls again. If they keep growing, you'll need to get a professional to rip out all the rotten wood and replace it all. This will be expensive. Try not to let it get that bad.
Best of luck!

Hello and thank you! :)

I just wanted to share that I grew to love mycology after taking Magical Mushrooms, and Mischievous Molds at Cornell taught by George Hudler.

are you familiar with this course, or this man or his book? you should be!

No. To the best of my understanding this would just be more trouble than it's worth.

Please read the Mutualis dynamics part of this wiki page: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mycorrhiza

I assume that with enough study this could be possible. We may need to learn more about the physiology of this dynamic. Because the exchange made is carbs for the fungi and minerals for the plant theoretically you might be able to make this possible by setting up a concentration across a membrane.

However this might not work based on the way the mycelia naturally colonizes the root cells. As in, if the membrane doesn't resemble root cells accurately the mycelia might not be able to colonize the surface.

Another potential problem is that this process might not be passive diffusion. A live root cell might need to actively, costing energy, pass the carb to the fungi.

Of course the answers to all of the above could probably depend on species.

All of these are things that need exploring. By all means, dive in. If you can figure it out there's money to be made for sure.

I recommend this book as an intro: https://www.amazon.ca/Teaming-Fungi-Organic-Growers-Mycorrhizae/dp/1604697296?SubscriptionId=AKIAILSHYYTFIVPWUY6Q&tag=duc12-20&linkCode=xm2&camp=2025&creative=165953&creativeASIN=1604697296

Check out Astrotheology and Shamanism: Christianity's Pagan Roots by Jan Irvin and Andrew Rutajit. It goes all out on this topic. I really enjoyed reading it.

Paul stamets mushroom cultivation books are good. The mushroom cultivator and growing gormet and medicinal mushrooms. For field guides

Eastern US

Mushrooms of West Virginia and the Central Appalachians

Mushrooms of Northeast North America

Mushrooms of Northeastern North America

Macrofungi Associated with Oaks of Eastern North America(Macrofungi Associated with Oaks of Eastern North America)

I would stay away from the books that cover all of North America as it becomes to general and you won't be able to make a good ID. Also each field guide having its own pros and cons. Mushrooms demystified has tons of info but it's not a field guide (it's a massive book) and it doesn't have a lot of pictures in comparison to the massive amount of info it has.

I'd get this if I were you, the more local the better
https://www.amazon.com/Mushrooms-West-Virginia-Central-Appalachians/dp/0813190398

I’m using this:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/0271077808/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_L1c.BbFTR63EX


It’s not bad has about 125 species in it.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0252076435/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

This has helped me a lot.

A list of pictures is not enough. You need a comprehensive resource that will also tell you which ones have no inedible lookalikes and how the inedible lookalikes differ if they do exist.

The closest thing to what you are looking for is probably this. And, even then, go out with an experienced mushroom hunter the first few hundred times.

I would get a pressure cooker, a twelve case of pint mason jars, 8 quart bag of vermiculite, brown rice flour(i grind my own), and a gallon or two of distilled water and micropore tape from amazon .