Horticulture

Growing Gourmet and Medicinal Mushrooms

Growing Gourmet and Medicinal Mushrooms

  • Downloads：1517
  • Type：Epub+TxT+PDF+Mobi
  • Create Date：2021-08-21 08:54:18
  • Update Date：2025-09-06
  • Status：finish
  • Author：Paul Stamets
  • ISBN：1580081754
  • Environment：PC/Android/iPhone/iPad/Kindle
  • Download

Summary

After years of living in awe of the mysterious fungi known as mushrooms-chefs， health enthusiasts， and home cooks alike can't get enough of these rich， delicate morsels。 With updated production techniques for home and commercial cultivation， detailed growth parameters for 31 mushroom species， a trouble-shooting guide， and handy gardening tips， this revised and updated handbook will make your mycological landscapes the envy of the neighborhood。

Download

Reviews

Prbroom ，

I gave up on this massive tome， it's really a reference book for serious grower。 Will look it up again if i need it。 I gave up on this massive tome， it's really a reference book for serious grower。 Will look it up again if i need it。 。。。more

Carlos Maciel ，

Quite honestly the only ‘textbook’ I’ve ever couldn’t help myself from wanting to read more。 The writing is clear and direct， the subject fascinating， and the research holistic。 I would recommend it even for people who are not as interested in mycology as I am。 If anything， the pictures would make it a great coffee table book， but before you know it you will become entranced in this field like myself。

Fede Scheiner ，

A bible for each who wants an in depth description of fungi lifecycle， cultivation instructions and an A-Z description of what you'll need to create a fungi commercial farm。 This book is mostly more of a guidebook to come back to for specifics and troubleshooting for strains cultivation & contamination factors。 Highly recommend for a deep understanding of the fungi world。 A bible for each who wants an in depth description of fungi lifecycle， cultivation instructions and an A-Z description of what you'll need to create a fungi commercial farm。 This book is mostly more of a guidebook to come back to for specifics and troubleshooting for strains cultivation & contamination factors。 Highly recommend for a deep understanding of the fungi world。 。。。more

Ign33l ，

Trash， is a really old as book with few guidelines。 Tells You just create the spawn but then not how to actually prepare the base of where the shrooms grow。 💩💩💩💩💩

Dushan Hanuska ，

Excellent guide， well structured， with just enough information （or perhaps too much if you are an amateur grower who is just starting）。 I only wish all the photos were in color。

Carlos ，

Somewhere in time humans will commute via mycelial networks， terraform entire planetary systems into vast marvels of saprophytic architecture， and indulge in the delicacies brought forth by high-end fungal cuisine。 Until such a "mycotopia" is attained， let Stamets' lessons and enthusiasm fuel our wildest， shroomiest dreams。 Somewhere in time humans will commute via mycelial networks， terraform entire planetary systems into vast marvels of saprophytic architecture， and indulge in the delicacies brought forth by high-end fungal cuisine。 Until such a "mycotopia" is attained， let Stamets' lessons and enthusiasm fuel our wildest， shroomiest dreams。 。。。more

Guy Montag ，

a very interesting read but unfortunately you are not only left with imagination if you happen to be the city dweller like me。The vast majority of the things can't be done in single-room flat without building 'zones' for humidity and temp。 And I won't give away my bathroom :Pmaybe someday later with better resources and decent space a very interesting read but unfortunately you are not only left with imagination if you happen to be the city dweller like me。The vast majority of the things can't be done in single-room flat without building 'zones' for humidity and temp。 And I won't give away my bathroom :Pmaybe someday later with better resources and decent space 。。。more

Maxwell Rosenbloom ，

A good percentage of people who get into growing mushrooms start out with an interest in psilocybin。 I fall into this category， as does Stamets。 The difficulty， ritualism and reward that’s a part of growing any type of mushroom creates respect for mushrooms as a whole。 This encyclopedic book offers information specific to growing every mushroom species with a history of human use， while also offering nutritional and medicinal data。 I used it specifically while growing Lion's Mane A good percentage of people who get into growing mushrooms start out with an interest in psilocybin。 I fall into this category， as does Stamets。 The difficulty， ritualism and reward that’s a part of growing any type of mushroom creates respect for mushrooms as a whole。 This encyclopedic book offers information specific to growing every mushroom species with a history of human use， while also offering nutritional and medicinal data。 I used it specifically while growing Lion's Mane 。。。more

Sølvi Goard ，

Finally finished this monster resource。 A super useful progression from Mycelium Running， this book has minute detail on every aspect of growing mushrooms， their morphology， their ecology， including a who's who of ~30 star species。 One thing that ruined it for me was the questionable labour practices， at one point he suggests that if people can't maintain high personal hygiene and therefore reduce contamination in the lab， then they should be fired。 Paul。。。mate。 No。 Finally finished this monster resource。 A super useful progression from Mycelium Running， this book has minute detail on every aspect of growing mushrooms， their morphology， their ecology， including a who's who of ~30 star species。 One thing that ruined it for me was the questionable labour practices， at one point he suggests that if people can't maintain high personal hygiene and therefore reduce contamination in the lab， then they should be fired。 Paul。。。mate。 No。 。。。more

Lorenzo ，

Prima i funghi non li avevi， adesso si

Michael Lange ，

This book covers a wider range of mushroom species and growth parameters。 I would definitely recommend this book to anyone interested in growing mushrooms。 I've used specific recipes from this book to mix my own agar for petri dishes， make my own mushroom spawn， and growing substrate。 I've used the recommended temperature/humidity ranges with great success for growing Oyster， Lion's Mane， and Shiitake mushrooms。 While there have been improvements on some of the techniques and ideas outlined by t This book covers a wider range of mushroom species and growth parameters。 I would definitely recommend this book to anyone interested in growing mushrooms。 I've used specific recipes from this book to mix my own agar for petri dishes， make my own mushroom spawn， and growing substrate。 I've used the recommended temperature/humidity ranges with great success for growing Oyster， Lion's Mane， and Shiitake mushrooms。 While there have been improvements on some of the techniques and ideas outlined by this book， since it's last revision， this book still offers the most complete and decisive understanding of mushroom cultivation as a whole。 This is great book for beginners and experienced growers alike。 。。。more

Боби ，

Гениално， енциклопедично и трудно за четене， но все пак увлекателно。 Другата му е по-популярна и мисля трябва да задължителна за училищата， а отделно за всички любители на природата！ И Гъбите！

Ray ，

It's a very detailed， scientific book that I took my time reading。 It's a very detailed， scientific book that I took my time reading。 。。。more

Jodynterry Gossner ，

This book has everything you need to know to grow all kinds of mushrooms。 The author is very precise。 I，however， don't want to start with spores， but if you do， this is the book for you！ This book has everything you need to know to grow all kinds of mushrooms。 The author is very precise。 I，however， don't want to start with spores， but if you do， this is the book for you！ 。。。more

Skyler ，

Growing Gourmet and Medicinal MushroomsPaul StametsFungi are undoubtedly one of the most fascinating phenomena on this planet。 The complexity and diversity of the fungal kingdom is easily more diverse than most could possibly imagine。 There are estimated to be 1，500，000 species of fungi， only 70，000 have been identified and only 10，000 are mushrooms。 Starting from a very young age， the author， Paul Stamets has found fungi to be captivating。 Beginning as a child playfully interested in puffball f Growing Gourmet and Medicinal MushroomsPaul StametsFungi are undoubtedly one of the most fascinating phenomena on this planet。 The complexity and diversity of the fungal kingdom is easily more diverse than most could possibly imagine。 There are estimated to be 1，500，000 species of fungi， only 70，000 have been identified and only 10，000 are mushrooms。 Starting from a very young age， the author， Paul Stamets has found fungi to be captivating。 Beginning as a child playfully interested in puffball fungi， he went on to pursue an education and career in field of mycology。 Where he has subsequently made significant progress in the field。 Of all the books Stamets has written， this is the one that I spent the most time with。 In this book Stamets covers much more than the title suggests， along with the known cultivation techniques for about half of the hundred mushrooms known to be cultivated。 He first chronicles the relationship between human culture and civilizations with mushrooms。 Then he begins to explain the roles of mushrooms in nature， starting with mycorrhizal gourmet mushrooms， such as chanterelles and truffles。 Giving a picture of the true complexity of the symbiotic relationships between these fungi and their host plants， he reveals yet another facet of the ever complexifying science of ecology。 He details some progressive discoveries in the field of mycology that relate to current issues， like the discovery of a fungus that contains Taxol， a proven treatment for breast cancer and the use of mushrooms in bioremediation to clean human caused pollutants and toxins from the environment。 Stamets has spent considerable time researching and perfecting the cultivation of many mushroom species， which is what he goes into next。 Starting with wild­style outdoor cultivation he explains the methods of inoculating your surrounding environment with desireable mushroom cultures so that you may have fruitful harvests that rely on natural processes。 Then he starts into a different style of cultivation。 At this point the book switches tone from a wholesome， nature­loving， gardener to the tone of a sterile， methodic， scientist。 This part of the book has significantly more tables and charts displaying information like the nutritional breakdown of various substrates， or the specific temperature and humidity fluctuations needed to induce fruiting in a specific species of mushroom。 The rest of the book gives highly specific and specialized growing instructions for the various mushrooms that are well known to be culturable as well as the various associated laboratory techniques。With the information in this mushroom growing bible you could start your own mushroom growing operation and be confident that you have a good background foundation to start with。 I personally tried some of the techniques in this book， including a short term indoor project with Pleurotus ostreatus and a sub­species of Agaricus bitorquis。 Both of which I enjoyed the delicious fruits of my labor， with only minor speed bumps in the process， through which the book helped me work 。 After the indoor project I transferred the Pleurotus ostreatus outside and now have delicious oyster mushrooms grow all around my property every time it rains。 。。。more

Anthony ，

This book is better labeled as an encyclopedia。 It is dense， detailed， and dry。 But if you want to learn how to grow mushrooms this is basically your bible。 I plan to start growing mushrooms soon so this was extremely helpful。

Sébastien ，

Fantastic。 So we'll eat the tree stumps！ Fantastic。 So we'll eat the tree stumps！ 。。。more

Scott ，

I'll start by saying that I went into this with very little knowledge。 My recent interest in mushrooms stemmed from a TED talk I'd stumbled on by Paul Stamets。 I read a variety of material on the internet before deciding that I wanted to read his book Mycelium Running。 Unfortunately my library didn't have it - the only book by Stamets in the catalogue was this so I picked it up without any research into it。It turns out that this is THE textbook for the mycology inclined。 The target demographic i I'll start by saying that I went into this with very little knowledge。 My recent interest in mushrooms stemmed from a TED talk I'd stumbled on by Paul Stamets。 I read a variety of material on the internet before deciding that I wanted to read his book Mycelium Running。 Unfortunately my library didn't have it - the only book by Stamets in the catalogue was this so I picked it up without any research into it。It turns out that this is THE textbook for the mycology inclined。 The target demographic is for small to large scale mushroom farms。 This meant that a lot of what I read was far too complicated for me - lacking prerequisite knowledge- and that several of the techniques are not applicable - lack of space and equipment。 The parts of the book that fell into either of these categories made for tedious reading。However， this book taught me a lot more about fungi and for the most part was wrote in a very understandable way。 Paul Stamets enthusiasm for mushrooms is clear throughout and it's infectious。 I've learned loads about mushrooms and have several new fun facts。 Did you know that "some mushrooms smell like radishes， some like apricots， and even some like bubble gum！ "I'm definitely going to get a hold of Mycelium Running！ Mycology is a fascinating area of study and for someone with a bit of background this is a brilliant book。 Minus a few bits here and there I thoroughly enjoyed this。 。。。more

Josh Lee ，

Not bad， sadly not great either。 While this book does contain a wealth of information and insight， it leaves you wanting more。 It is probably my mistake for thinking this would answer most of my questions， it answered quite a few but certainly not all。Much of the book does not go into enough detail， other parts try to jump right in without any basis - all in all a pretty good book。If you are looking for a supplemental style book， this will do it for you。

Tracey ，

Paul Stamets my absolute guru on mushroom cultivation my training came in a direct line from him。 look him up amazing man。

Kim ，

Ok， so I did NOT read the entire book。 This is a book anyone interested in mushrooms should OWN。 it is very detailed and comprehensive， covering all types of fungi。 Highly recommend for reference。

Brent Anderson ，

The best book in the world on growing mushrooms。

Liz ，

Everything you always wanted to know about growing mushrooms for food or medicine but were afraid to ask。

Robert Mullins ，

Reads like a text book。 Be prepared for tons of research。 Research is something I really dig， and I enjoy reading instruction manuals， so this book isn't for the everyday leisurely read。The best reference book， both from a growers and a 'classroom' perspective。 If you just want to grow some mushrooms skip the book and buy his kits at Fungiperfecti。comFor the more adventurous and knowledge seekers， buy the book and lock yourself in a room for a week。 Reads like a text book。 Be prepared for tons of research。 Research is something I really dig， and I enjoy reading instruction manuals， so this book isn't for the everyday leisurely read。The best reference book， both from a growers and a 'classroom' perspective。 If you just want to grow some mushrooms skip the book and buy his kits at Fungiperfecti。comFor the more adventurous and knowledge seekers， buy the book and lock yourself in a room for a week。 。。。more

Molly ，

Just way more clinical/scientific than I wanted。 But after all， cultivating mushrooms is tricky， so I don't know that I'm going to find any dummy's guide to it。 Just way more clinical/scientific than I wanted。 But after all， cultivating mushrooms is tricky， so I don't know that I'm going to find any dummy's guide to it。 。。。more

Anna ，

Mycelium Running: How Mushrooms Can Help Save the World was one of my favorite books last year， but it left me with a lot of questions。 So I checked out another one of Paul Stamets' books。。。and this book answered those questions but left me with another round of things to ponder。 This may be an endless cycle？Growing Gourmet and Medicinal Mushrooms was more technical than Mycelium Running， and it does get tedious in sections。 But Paul Stamets' enthusiasm （and genius！） shine through --- I highly r Mycelium Running: How Mushrooms Can Help Save the World was one of my favorite books last year， but it left me with a lot of questions。 So I checked out another one of Paul Stamets' books。。。and this book answered those questions but left me with another round of things to ponder。 This may be an endless cycle？Growing Gourmet and Medicinal Mushrooms was more technical than Mycelium Running， and it does get tedious in sections。 But Paul Stamets' enthusiasm （and genius！） shine through --- I highly recommend it to anyone who's already read Mycelium Running and wants to learn more。 Read my full review of Growing Gourmet and Medicinal Mushrooms on my blog。 。。。more

Tom F ，

Helping me become a home mushroom hobbyist - the book is really aimed at more commercial growers （his "recipe" for substrate calls for 100 lb of sawdust and 50 lb of wood chips）， but the growth habits of many many mushrooms are laid out individually which is helpful， and all the info you need to grow mushrooms is in the book， written in an engaging style。 Helping me become a home mushroom hobbyist - the book is really aimed at more commercial growers （his "recipe" for substrate calls for 100 lb of sawdust and 50 lb of wood chips）， but the growth habits of many many mushrooms are laid out individually which is helpful， and all the info you need to grow mushrooms is in the book， written in an engaging style。 。。。more

Fred ，

Stamets is the man

Andrew ，

informative for beginner as well as the experienced mycologist。

Naomi ，

This book is really geared more towards small-time mushroom farming， but many of the techniques could be modified for the home gardener。

Reference

google book https://www.google.com/search?tbm=bks&q=Growing Gourmet and Medicinal Mushrooms

hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=Growing Gourmet and Medicinal Mushrooms&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft

The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,Growing Gourmet and Medicinal Mushrooms&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0