The Mushroom Book For Beginners: 2nd Edition Revised : A Mycology Starter or How To Be A Backyard Mushroom Farmer And Grow The Best Edible Mushrooms At Home

Backyard Farm Books

by Frank Randall

From the author of the #1 Amazon Bestsellers 'The Bee Book - An Apiculture Starter' and 'The Worm Book - A Vermiculture Starter' comes this brand new introductory guide to growing mushrooms at...

Genres: Gardening

58 pages, Paperback

First published May 22, 2012

About the author

Frank was born and bred in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England in 1945. The son of family of mill workers, he spent much of his free time on the Yorkshire Moors to fuel his fascination with wildlife and nature, and went on to lecture at the BICC. In 1995 he emigrated to the USA and now lives in peace on the shore of Lake Erie, Ohio with his wife, two dogs, a colony of honey bees and a menagerie of other critters.

He is author of #1 Amazon Best Selling Backyard Farm series, which includes "The Bee Book For Beginners", "The Worm Book for Beginners" and "The Mushroom Book for Beginners".

Reviews

[Jens Fiederer · Rating 2 out of 5]

Definitely a quick read, probably less than an hour.

Good little summary.

[Terry · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good read

Useful information here
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Twice wish it had more info about the substrates you can use for cultivation scenario

[Michelle Finazzo · Rating 3 out of 5]

The Mushroom Book For Beginners: A Mycology Starter or How To Be A Backyard Mushroom Farmer And Grow The Best Edible Mushrooms At Home was a quick and easy read. There were some typographical and grammatical errors, but overall I liked it. I have twice attempted and failed to start mushrooms from kits at home and now have some real insight into why they did not work. I may just try again after reading this book. The author explains things in a very straightforward manner which is appealing for a beginner. The book provides additional links, references and even a shopping list so anyone can get started right away and will know exactly what to purchase.

[Saoirse · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is about as basic as it gets! There are no details on growing mushrooms in this book, but it does give you some insight into what you need to research. So, not a how-to at all; more of a very general overview.

[Alison · Rating 3 out of 5]

Most definitely very basic but a good reference and a good place to start.