The Black Trumpet Blog

Not many mushrooms inspire the sort of fervor that morels do. Perhaps it's precisely because of their elusive nature that they're so prized. Let's take a closer look at the features of this shroom that make us swoon and how to grow them.

Elevate your family's pizza night with Spore to Fork's mushroom pizza recipe featuring homegrown oyster mushrooms! This is a simple and delicious way add flavor and nutrients to your family's favorite foods.

Wine cap, oyster, blewit, almond agaricus, and nameko mushrooms are 5 mushrooms you can grow in beds in your yard or garden this year, diversifying your ecosystem, improving the health of your soil, and expanding your home menu!

Spore to Fork shared with us 5 delicious healthy, low-calorie recipes using homegrown mushrooms including King Trumpet Mushroom Deviled Eggs, Nameko Mushroom Summer Rolls, and more.

Discover the fascinating process of how mushrooms grow, including where and when they grow, and how you can grow your own mushrooms at home.

We present to you Turnip Vegan's savory Red Curry Oyster Mushrooms recipe. Learn how to create this delicious vegan dish with your homegrown Oyster mushrooms!

We explore our favorite garden mushroom, our top pick for companion planting and building soil health - Stropharia rugosoannulata or the Wine Cap. These prolific fruiters are some of the easiest mushrooms you can cultivate outside and certainly conversation starters, too!

Here's a sandwich that highlights the succulent, savory, and hearty cousin of King Trumpet mushrooms: Black King Oysters (aka Black Pearl mushrooms)!

Wine Caps, Shiitake, and Blue Oyster mushrooms all have one thing in common: they are perfect for beginners and so easy to grow at home. Whether you want to grow indoors or outside, these species are neigh fail-proof - learn more within!

Family Night idea: Make your own mac and cheese featuring your homegrown Golden Oyster mushrooms! This is a simple way to get the kids excited about growing their own food and cooking together.

Discover the differences between Martha grow tents like the BoomRoom II and monotubs like the Boomr Bin to find the best mushroom growing method for you. Learn about setup, benefits, and more in this article.

Learn about the health benefits, historical use, identification, harvesting, processing, and recipes for Chaga mushrooms, as well as how to make Chaga mushroom tea!

Discover the top Pioppino mushroom recipes from Spore to Fork with dishes like Brown Butter Pioppino Caps and Pioppino Risotto. You can grow your own Pioppino mushrooms at home to use in these recipes.

Indoor cultivation allows you to grow mushrooms year-round regardless of weather or space limitations. Learn how to grow mushrooms indoors with our comprehensive guide - discover the advantages, best ways to grow, substrates to use, and more.

In this article, we cover five of the most common contaminants you may encounter in your mushroom grows including trichoderma and orange bread mold. We'll also offer tips for dealing with contamination and avoiding it in the future.

Sterile substrates are the nutrient source (food) for your mushrooms. But which substrates pair best with which mushroom species? In this article, we will guide you in pairing your mushrooms with the correct substrate. We will also cover different kinds of substrates, how to use them, and how you can supplement them.

A delicious and vegan Snow Oyster mushroom recipe with a chili passion fruit twist. Learn how to make it step by step with Turnip Vegan's recipe guide and your homegrown North Spore mushrooms!

Grow your favorite edible and medicinal fungi with North Spore's 'BoomRoom II' Automated Martha Tent Mushroom Grow Kit. We explore the features, setup and uses for the BoomRoom II including important considerations for environmental factors like humidity and fresh air exchange.