by chase | Dec 13, 2024 | Tropical Fungi
As I look down where my red earth stained boots tread I see it! A rubbery, dark brown fungal growth emerging from the side of a twig no larger than the width of my index finger. I crouch down to the tree-shaded ground to have a closer look. Soft, velvety fuzz adorns...
by chase | Dec 13, 2024 | Tropical Fungi
We would like to thank everyone that came to our first few workshops & participated in a mass scientific experiment to find out which of our local invasive wood species would be best suited for growing gourmet & medicinal mushroom species here in the tropics....
by chase | Dec 13, 2024 | Tropical Fungi
Thank you all for attending our last identification & low-tech mushroom cultivation workshop last month! We were so stoked that participants found over a dozen different species of fungi at the workshop even after such a prolonged dry spell! Culinary &...
by chase | Dec 13, 2024 | Tropical Fungi
We officially have a new successful tropical invasive tree species to add to the list of woods that WORK for growing gourmet mushrooms on! Oyster Mushrooms on invasive wood Octopus Tree (Schefflera actinophylla) is “without question, one of the worst weeds currently...
by chase | Dec 13, 2024 | Tropical Fungi
One of the most common questions we get from participants of our mushroom cultivation workshops is: “Can I grow mushrooms on Guinea grass (Megathyrsus maximus)?” It is a great question given the abundance of this grass species. As we hadn’t yet tried it ourselves when...
by chase | Dec 13, 2024 | Tropical Fungi
I’m so excited that the recent rains have brought out the turkey tail mushrooms. I love that when I happen upon these mushrooms they are nearly always fruiting in great abundance. And yes, they do really look like turkey tails, or as the Dutch...
