Mushroom Log Kits Let You Grow Your Own Shiitakes

Lindsay ~ 14 March 2007

If you enjoy cooking you probably already use fresh herbs instead of those dried husks available in jars at the store, and maybe you’ve even started your own herb garden. Whether in the backyard or basking on a sunny kitchen ledge, home herb gardens aren’t all that uncommon. But mushroom gardens? Kind of a strange idea, but you can indeed grow your own mushrooms from the comforts of home (and I’m not talking about those toadstools sprouting up in that dark corner of your lawn either…).

This mushroom log kit can produce fresh shiitakes for you every two months (hey, you can always buy more logs if you want them more often). And no you don’t need to turn a room into a damp dingy cave in order to grow them. The mushrooms can thrive in standard room light at normal room temperatures.

Prices run $38.50 for a small log (13-14 inches) and $48.50 for a large log (19-20 inches), and the logs will support mushrooms for about four years. So let your ’shroom garden grow!

http://shiitakemushroomlog.com