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[Matt Demmon <mdemmon@gmail.com>]

I recommend the book Mycelium Running by Paul Stamets. A brief rundown
is mix somewhat fresh grounds with oyster mushroom spawn that you buy
commercially, then spread in thick beds on the ground, or in
containers of your choice, and make sure they stay moist and humid and
mushrooms will grow. Obviously there are many many variables and
different ways you can do it, but I found it quite easy when I tried
it. I mostly grow my mushrooms on logs and woodchips now because
that's what's available, buy oysters will grow on just about anything,
and the spent grounds make awesome compost and can be used to
inoculate the next batch. You should definitely get the book if you
are interested in small scale low-tech mushrooms.

-matt

On Wed, Mar 18, 2009 at 1:42 PM,  <jas39a@earthlink.net> wrote:
>  A while back, there was a thread about growing oyster mushrooms on coffee
> grounds.  Now that I have a nearly limitless supply of grounds (courtesy of
> Starbucks), I'd like to pursue this.  Unfortunately, I didn't archive those
> e-mails, and don't remember any of the information.  Who was it that knew
> how to do this?  Where can I find information on the practice?
>
> Thanks--
>
> Eddie Earles
>
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