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GROWING GOURMET - Anto2ni.it

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CHAPTER 6<br />

Materials for Formulating a<br />

Fru<strong>it</strong>ing Substrate<br />

T<br />

he potential for recycling organic wastes w<strong>it</strong>h fungi seems unlim<strong>it</strong>ed.<br />

Surprisingly, many mushrooms thrive on base materials<br />

alien to their natural hab<strong>it</strong>at Although Oyster mushrooms are<br />

generally found in the wild on deciduous woods, they grow well on<br />

many other materials besides hardwoods, including cereal straws, corn<br />

cobs, seed hulls, coffee wastes, sugar cane bagasse, paper and pulp<br />

by-products, and numerous other materials.<br />

Success increases if the base material is modified to create an<br />

optimal structure and moisture—and heat-treated—before inoculation.<br />

The fact that many mushrooms can cross over to other<br />

non-native substrates gives the cultivator tremendous lat<strong>it</strong>ude in<br />

designing hab<strong>it</strong>ats.<br />

Materials for composing a mushroom substrate are diverse and plentiful.<br />

Because fungi decompose plant tissue, most homeowners can<br />

use by-products generated from gardening, landscaping, tree pruning<br />

and even building projects. Homeowners who collect and pile<br />

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