Home-Grown Mushrooms from Scratch - A Practical Guide to Growing Mushrooms Outside and Indoors

A practical guide to growing mushrooms in the garden, balcony, kitchen or cellar, aimed at beginners and experienced gardeners.

About the author

Magdalena Wurth is an agricultural scientist and enthusiastic home mushroom grower. She was born into a family which has a long history of mushroom growing and enjoys cooking with home-grown mushrooms. She is a member of the Waldwiertler Pilzgarten team, a family business which offers resources, classes and advice to home mushroom growers. Herbert Wurth has been working on the cultivation of mushrooms in the laboratory and garden for over 30 years. He is committed to sustainable agriculture and crop diversity. With his family he runs Waldwiertler Pilzgarten which offers resources, classes and advice to home mushroom growers.

Summary

Mushrooms are ideal for anyone who likes to grow their own food. They are tasty, sustainable and easy to grow indoors in the kitchen or cellar and outdoors on tree stumps and among shade-loving plants. This expert guide describes the cultivation process for 19 mushrooms and includes clear tables, drawings and photographs.

Product details

• Authors: Herbert Wurth, Magdalena Wurth, Magdalena and Herbert Wurth
• Publisher: Pan macmillan Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.10.2017
• EAN: 9780993389290
• ISBN: 978-0-9933892-9-0
• Dimensions: 170 mm x 272 mm x 17 mm
• Weight: 566 g
• Illustrations: 200 Illustrations, color
• Subjects: Guides > Nature > Nature guide; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Botany; Non-fiction book > Nature, technology > Nature: general, reference works; GARDENING / General, Specialized gardening methods, Gardening: growing fruit & vegetables, Container gardening, Mycology, fungi (non-medical), NATURE / Fungi & Mushrooms, Specialised gardening methods