When

05/15/2018    
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Where

Beechwood Farms Nature Reserve
614 Dorseyville Rd, Pittsburgh, PA , 15238

Event Type

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Annual Cultivation Meeting
Rebecca Miller & John Kosmal

We’ll have kits for growing oyster mushrooms at home and shiitake spawn for those who want to inoculate logs to take home.  Bring your own logs.  Suitable logs are 4 to 6- inch diameter and up to 4 feet long; a length of 40 inches is ideal.  Any species of oak and most of the maples are suitable for growing shiitake.  Wood that’s been freshly cut this winter or early spring while still dormant has the best chance of success.  WPMC will supply shiitake spawn.  Drills and a work station will be set up. John Kosmal will supervise the process and help those who haven’t inoculated logs before.  Rebecca Miller will give a brief presentation with instructions for handling your kit and growing mushrooms at home.  Kits are available for club members only.  New members are welcome to join at the start of the evening meeting.