The Essential Guide to Cultivating Mushrooms: Simple and Advanced Techniques for Growing Shiitake, Oyster, Lion's Mane, and Maitake Mushrooms at Home

This is great book to learn how to cultivate mushrooms. I have purchased Tradd Cotter's book before. Tradd Cotter does great job describing various mushrooms and methods of cultivation. Stephen Russell starts where Tradd Cotter stops. He focus on indoor growth and explain all procedures in deepth. For example, if one wants to cultivate mushrooms in wooden logs and is willing to purchase wooden plugs from local supplier, that Tradd Cotter's book is perfect. However, if one wants to inocculate wooden plugs (or grain) by himself, Stephen Russel's book is great manual. For example, it describes how to create laminar hood system. This book may not be the first book that you want to buy to learn more regarding mushroom cultivation. But it is great second book (or the first one if you have done your internet research before).

Amazing book really in depth and easy to read

One of the best comprehensive books on growing mushrooms at a variety of scales. I did find, though, that some basic questions were unanswered, so online resources are probably a better idea.

Yeah this is an awesome book, and fairly easily understood, it's got good pics and revelant info on the topic.

Bought as a present for someone who has become increasingly interested in identifying and eating wild mushrooms. The hobby is now developed in wanting to grow his own. This book is a very helpful source of detailed and relevant information.

Information was import to give me knowlege start up a business in mushroom

This book is very practical with a lot of useful information

Clear and with good photos. The organisation of the book is a bit odd, but once you get your head around it, it's really a trove of good information.

A detailed overview of all the required information to grow your own mushrooms. The author shows do-it-yourself techniques for building many of the essential tools for a successful operation. Every step is supporte4d by photographs of the stage or equipment. Anyone seriously looking at growing mushrooms from culture through to harvest.

Ce livre complète et reformule ce que Stephen Russel appelle l'Ancien et le Nouveau Testaments, c'est à dire les ouvrages de référence de Paul Stamets. Sous la forme d'un guide, l'auteur présente ici une approche pratique, abondamment illustrée, et présente sous la forme de FAQ les points critiques à chaque étape. D'une écriture très fluide, il se lit facilement, et le vocabulaire technique est systématiquement défini et reformulé pour faciliter encore la compréhension. Cet ouvrage me semble indispensable pour un débutant comme moi, à lire avant de commencer toute manip' ! J'apprécie enfin le choix de Stephen Russel de se concentrer sur la culture des espèces comestibles, sans pour autant occulter la contribution des cultivateurs de psilos.

I really enjoyed the book. It is a go-to book for amateurs.

Molto utile e chiaro per i principianti. Metodi dettagliati e foto a colori per illustrare i processi. Libro molto ben fatto, consigliato a chiunque sappia leggere l'inglese e voglia imparare dalle basi la coltivazione dei funghi!

On time delivery. Very informative book. A must for all mushroom enthusiasts.