What to grow this winter: button, shiitake and the other cool-season mushrooms
For most growers on the Indian plains, the months from about November to February are the only time of year when the weather does the cooling for you. A room that sat at thirty degrees all summer drops into the teens, and suddenly you can grow mushrooms that would otherwise need an air conditioner. Button, shiitake, king oyster and enoki all fall into this group, and they are the higher-value crops too. Before you buy any spawn, hang a thermometer in your growing room and read it morning and...
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