I am working on incorporating several different species into my homestead.
Garden giant: this has already been set loose. It grows on grows in
compost, wood chips, cardboard, kind of pops up wherever. I got a kit for indoor growing and then when spring came I set it free. It is supposed to be compatible with garden crops, so I hope to spread it throughout my planting area. It's very distinct.
Shitake and lion's mane: It likes fresh hardwood. I have a tree row and below that I'm working on copice trees. This is for wood burning, but will also be a source of shitake and lion's mane logs.
Morels: These are supposed to grow native here in woodlands, so I would like to give it a try. Supposedly you just need to scatter a slurry of innoculant and hope for the best. Another distinct looking mushroom easy to spot.
Oyster mushrooms: These are incredibly easy to grow on almost anything. They are startable from store bought. I even had them in mason jars. My only problem was neglect. My hope for these in the more distant future is a container set-up inside that needs no more care than a house plant and set them to rotate blooms so I am in constant supply. I'll probably feed them paper, wood chips, cardboard, leaves, straw, sticks, etc. I have kids in school. They bring home paper all the time. They will be the only kids in their class that can say: "My mushrooms ate my homework. "
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