permaculture

[Keith Johnson <keithdj@mindspring.com>]

georg parlow wrote:

> Maybe you can grow shittake mushrooms in poplar logs. 

You can grow shiitake on poplar, but they decompose SO FAST , especially 
in warm humid climates like the south, that your better choice is oyster 
mushrooms. We have found, here at Earthaven in NC, that our "poplar" 
(Liriodendron, actually a cousin to magnolia) rots in about a year on 
the ground (even the big logs turn to mush) while, usually without 
inoculation, volunteering a fair amount of oyster species.
Keith Johnson