Mushrooms selected for cultivation

Recommended mushroom species for cultivation.

Thanks to Clifford Davy of Forest Foragers.

Mushroom

Inoculant

Inoculation Method

Substrate

Oyster Mushroom

Dowel

Drill into logs, insert and seal

Beech, Birch, Willow or Poplar logs

Wood Blewit

Outdoor Kit

Just follow the instructions

Pre-packed mixed substrate

Shaggy Ink Cap

Grain Spawn

Mix with substrates, then water

Manure and straw, garden compost

Velvet Shank

Grain Spawn

Cut into logs, deposit and seal

Beech, Birch, Willow or Poplar logs

Hen of the Woods

Grain Spawn

Cut into logs, deposit and seal

Oak, Beech or Robinia*

Chicken of the Woods

Dowel

Drill into logs, insert and seal

Beech, Birch, Willow or Poplar logs

For Demonstration Purposes

Oyster Mushroom

Fungus Box Kit

Just follow the instructions

Pre-packed mixed substrate

* Robinia pseudoacacia (False Acacia)