Ok, the mushrooms are grown in a large dark cool shed. Spores of the mushrooms are mixed into a compost like material, the growing media. This is made from things like composted wood, bark and cow manure. It is kept moist and cool , and after a week or so the mushrooms will start to grow out of the media. They can be picked when they are young and small or older and larger, depending on the customers use for them. I'm talking about the common white mushrooms here, not the other different varieties, i think they can be grown differently. Here in Australia, you can buy a small box of the compost with a packet of spores, and grow a good crop of mushrooms yourself. The kit costs about $ 15 from memory.
If you have a basement which is cooler than the house, that is ideal. The Cow poop is composted, so it does'nt smell anymore, maybe if you don't have a basement, you can put it in the laundry.
Ok, the mushrooms are grown in a large dark cool shed. Spores of the mushrooms are mixed into a compost like material, the growing media. This is made from things like composted wood, bark and cow manure. It is kept moist and cool , and after a week or so the mushrooms will start to grow out of the media. They can be picked when they are young and small or older and larger, depending on the customers use for them. I'm talking about the common white mushrooms here, not the other different varieties, i think they can be grown differently. Here in Australia, you can buy a small box of the compost with a packet of spores, and grow a good crop of mushrooms yourself. The kit costs about $ 15 from memory.
Ya that is what I have seen on the Web, don't know if my wife will let cow crap in the house though....
If you have a basement which is cooler than the house, that is ideal. The Cow poop is composted, so it does'nt smell anymore, maybe if you don't have a basement, you can put it in the laundry.
I keep my other food in our laundry room. Haha
Ahhhh riiiiiight.