Mushrooms. Tabletop Mushroom Cultivation.pdf

Tabletop Mushroom Cultivation

Alson Sears, D.V.M.

Christopher Keller

awsears@hotmail.com

This manual was written to provide interested individuals, particularly school children, a

means to study mycological production easily and economically. It provides the general

information needed to grow mushrooms without the substantial expense of buying larger

publications and material.

The manual was written in the style of the kitchen culture kit by Carol M. Stiff. Originally it

was to serve as a addition to her culture kits or CD, thus the techniques for sterility in her

manual should be used and followed..........Al Sears

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Making agar and pouring plates

Spore print

Inoculating Spores on Media

Preparing grain

Inoculating grain

Preparing sawdust

Soaking and fruiting mushrooms

Carol M. Stiff - Webmaster/Editor

Disclaimer: Kitchen Culture Kits, Inc. has provided webspage for the publication but is not responsible

for its contents. Please follow directions closely and adhere to all safety rules

Tabletop Mushroom

Cultivation

Alson Sears, D.V.M.

Christopher Keller

AWSEARS@HOTMAIL.COM

Making Media and Pouring Plates

Materials Needed

1. Fresh green string beans. Purchased at any grocery store. You will need about 1/8 th of a

pound.

2. Agar (use soup agar 10 grams per 2 bars) This can be purchases in any Philippine or

Japanese grocery store.

3. One cup of tap water (heated to boiling)

4. Blender

5. Strainer

6. Glass or microwave safe containers to hold media

7. Petri plates. Any size will work; however, the easiest to work with are the smaller ones.

(50mm X 9mm).

8. Small pot

Procedure

1. Into blender add 1 cup boiling water and green beans. Turn blender on to highest setting

and let run for 5 - l0 minutes. The goal is to liquefy all of the beans.

2. Pour the mixture through the strainer. This will remove any of the large pieces of bean.