Waco: Mushroom Cultivation Workshop
Waco: Mushroom Cultivation Workshop
DATE: Saturday, November 5, 2022
TIME: 10 - 2 PM CST
WHERE: East Waco Library
COST: Sliding Scale Donation
Join Central Texas Mycological Society for a workshop on how to grow mushrooms. Bring your own container (see examples below) and we will bring the rest.
ABOUT THE WORKSHOP
This workshop will give you the practical knowledge to learn how to use recycled mushroom blocks) to build healthy soil, sequester carbon, increase water retention, feed the soil web, your plants and eventually you! This workshop will cover the basic biology and then we will show you low-cost and low-tech ways to recycle SMS and other organic matter back into the soil and also grow delicious Vitamin D filled culinary mushrooms! These basic techniques require no special equipment or electricity, and can all be done outdoors using organic materials found on most farms and gardens. Let’s build healthy soil together!
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Examples of containers: planter pot, 5 gallon bucket, laundry basket, milk crate, or crate for vegetables, wire mesh container like a bird house, strawberry pot. Any container with holes in it will work. Do not buy anything new, there are many ways to recycle and use these materials.. If your container doesn’t have holes in the side, use a power drive with a 1 “ bit and drill holes in a diamond pattern 4” apart on the sides of the bucket. DO NOT drill holes on the bottom. If there are already holes on the bottom, line it with cardboard.