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228 GROWTH PARAMETERS
Comments: This is a great mushroom to grow in your yard and in compost piles. Once an outdoor
patch is established, Shaggy
Manes can fruit for many years. For impatient cultivators, indoor cultivation
is recommended. For
mycological landscaperS not concerned about territorial confinement of
their mushroom patch, the Shaggy Mane is an excellent companion to garden plants.
After pasteurized compost is inoculated, the substrate is completely colonized in two weeks with a
cottony, non-rhizomorPhic mycelium. When
colonization is complete, a moist casing (peat moss!
gypsum) layer is applied. After 10 days, the mycelium can be seen reaching through the upper surface
of the casing. At this stage, lower the temperature, increase watering, and introduce light to stimulate
fruiting. Yields can be substantially increased if the casing layer is vigorously raked just as the mycehum
beings to show on the surface of the casing.
The primordia form as circular dials, between the size of a dime to a quarter. The primordia are
unique in that they are wide and flat. An inner collar forms within the dial and arises to form a dome.
This dome soon shoots up to form a recognizable mushroom. The circular zone visible at the primordial
stage becomes the
movable ring resting on the stem of the mature mushroom.
For more information, consult Van de Bogart (1976), Stamets & Chilton (1983), and Mueller et al.
(1985).
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