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Mushroom Podcast

Posted on August 29, 2019 by MycognosticNovember 18, 2019

Check out this podcast about fungi I did with the Teach Me Tiger team: This week, we are talking about MUSHROOMS. A friend joins us to teach us all about fungi. We learn about fruiting bodies, bespoke antibiotics, the mycelial … Continue reading →

Posted in Forays, Indoor Growing, Medicinal, News, Outdoor Growing

Fruiting Chamber from a recycled Shower Stall

Posted on June 25, 2018 by MycognosticJuly 2, 2018
Fruiting chamber built from repurposed showerstall

When it is time to fruit a fungal culture, it is necessary that you control the amount of light, oxygen and humidity it receives. Changes in light, moisture and fresh air are what stimulate the mycelial mass to produce what … Continue reading →

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Fungus Face Sculpture Experiment

Posted on April 25, 2017 by MycognosticJanuary 27, 2020

A Papier Mâché mold lined with plastic film was taken from a plaster original and used to cast mycelia of Blue Oyster Mushrooms (Pleurotus ostreatus) on a medium of wood chips and sawdust. It was then exposed to the appropriate … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Indoor Growing

Ideas for a Local Mushroom Working Group

Posted on January 2, 2017 by MycognosticSeptember 11, 2017
Pleurotis ulmarius: White Elm Oysters grown indoors on straw Wood chips and sawdust

I want to get some like minded people from my area together to share our interest in fungi, and maybe work together on some projects. Somehow calling it a “Mycological Society” or “Association” doesn’t sound right. So for now I’m … Continue reading →

Posted in Forays, Indoor Growing, Outdoor Growing

Welcome to Mycognosis

Posted on January 2, 2017 by MycognosticNovember 18, 2019
Ingredients for an Immune Boosting Tea Clockwise from the top: Clockwise from the top: Ginseng, Maitake, Reishi, Chaga, Artists' Conk, Shiitake

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Posted in Art, Forays, Harvest, Indoor Growing, Medicinal, News, Outdoor Growing, Recipe

Myco-medicine with Tradd Cotter

Posted on December 27, 2016 by MycognosticSeptember 11, 2017

Tradd Cotter explains how his patented process will enable us to make personal, specifically targeted, antibiotic, antiviral and anticancer drugs. You can see lots more of Todd’s videos and buy his book at Chelsea Green Publishing. The video below starts … Continue reading →

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White Elm Oyster Flush Slideshow

Posted on December 13, 2016 by MycognosticSeptember 11, 2017

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Posted in Indoor Growing | Tagged elm oyster

The Great Elm Oyster (Hypsizygus ulmarius) Mix-up

Posted on December 13, 2016 by MycognosticSeptember 11, 2017
Which is the Elm Oyster (Hypsizygus ulmarius) - A search of the internet for “Hypsizygus ulmarius” turns up about a 50/50 split between pictures of the two distinct species. The divide is pretty clearly between growers and field mycologists.

In early October my partner mentioned they had seen a solitary mushroom emerging from a wound in an elm tree on our local trail. This especially interested me because of the Muskoka Mushroom Mystery. I took my camera up there … Continue reading →

Posted in Forays, Harvest, Indoor Growing, Outdoor Growing | Tagged elm oyster, Hypsizygus ulmarius

New Improved RS Steam Heat Pasteurizer

Posted on November 6, 2016 by MycognosticSeptember 11, 2017
Load up with substrate loose or in bags

After using my Richard Simmons Steam Heat Pasteurizer  a few times I could see some room for improvement. For one steam leaked out around the steam unit and heat was escaping all over. I found another bin at the Salvation … Continue reading →

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Taming the Wild Chicken of the Woods

Posted on September 19, 2016 by MycognosticSeptember 11, 2017

Finding wild mushrooms, then cloning and domesticating them is one of the most fun and challenging mycological exercises for me. I have been successful cloning wild Turkey Tail, as well as King Oysters from the store, today I’m trying to … Continue reading →

Posted in Forays, Indoor Growing

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