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MacDaniels Nut Grove
Shiitake Mushroom Production
Here's how we grow shiitake mushrooms at the McDaniels Nutgrove. Click on images for larger view.
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Nut Grove Home
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In July 2003, we drilled freshly cut, 4-foot, red or white oak logs to about 2 inches deep using a 3/8-inch drill bit. Larger image.
A special tool is loaded with mushroom inoculum in sawdust medium. Larger image.
Megan uses the tool to pack the inoculum into each of the approximately 40 holes per log). Larger image.
Painting over the holes filled with inoculum with melted wax seals in moisture. Larger image.
Melting the beeswax over the fire. Larger image.
The logs are stacked under the cool, shady forest canopy for about 1 year. Larger image.
The first shitake mushrooms emerge about one year later (July, 2004). Larger image.
When the logs are ready for "fruiting," we soak them in cold water (the creek running through the nut grove) for 24 hours, and return them to the pile. About one week later, fresh mushrooms are ready for harvest. Larger image.
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Project coordinator: Ken Mudge, kwm2@cornell.edu
Website design: Craig Cramer cdc25@cornell.edu
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