Growing Your Own Mushrooms is it Safe?

Growing mushrooms has become popular again, mainly because of health benefits or the profitability of selling mushrooms labeled organic or home grown. I use them a lot for cooking but have always been nervous about finding or growing my own, so I started a little research to find some resources on growing my own mushrooms safely. I have created several posts to talk about growing mushrooms.





+A mushroom, or toadstool, is the fleshy, spore-bearing fruiting body of a fungus, typically produced above ground on soil or on its food source.

Like with all information on the internet it's best to check your source. Sometimes a site can have really good information mixed with not so good.

I have listed some sources below to help with your own research. In college my professor always forbade us to use Wikipedia, but I choose to list and use it because there was really good information there that could be verified.




Resource List

➱ How to purchase mushroom growing kits and books about mushrooms 
➱ Food safety and outbreaks reported to CDC
➱ How to grow mushrooms book plus bonus
➱ Resource guides for wild mushroom collector's and foragers


Help in Identification
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➲ https://mushroomobserver.org/--The purpose of this site is to record observations about mushrooms, help people identify mushrooms they aren’t familiar with, and expand the community around the scientific exploration of mushrooms (mycology).

Video Courtesy of Central Texas Gardner: Succulents

I love the idea of an outdoor succulent garden. I have a few succulents but in no particular design, so for my next project I will try to arrange them in some kind of order.

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Photo courtesy of Pexels

Photo courtesy of Pexels

While I was browsing ideas for a cacti/succulent garden I found this awesome video.

Cannas

A. Tropical Canna
B. Dwarf Canna
C. Flowering top on Canna
D.Low growing Canna

One of the most popular and easy to grow perennials is the Canna Lily. These are big leafy showy plants with big colorful flowers at the tip of the stalk.

Selecting which Cannas to grow is a matter of choice. There are several varieties and each have advantages. Dwarf, low growing, tall growing. Dwarf usually stay under 18 inches. Low growing range from 24 to 36 inches and tall or giant Cannas can reach up to 4-6 feet tall.

For example if you want to use Cannas on a patio to give it a festive and tropical feel, try the dwarf variety. The grow well in pots and can be moved around in different locations. You can also dig holes in your garden and bury landscaping pots up to the rim and move when necessary. Cannas are a great plant to mix and match. Mixing the dwarf, tall growing, and low growing and also mixing the flowering types, such as gladiolus or orchid.