Day 6: We Have Mycelium

Its official, we have mycelium growing in our bag.  For those of you who don't know what I'm talking about, mycelium is the vegetative part of the fungus.  Basically it is the beginning of the mushroom growing.  When Ben and I opened the bag last night to water we noticed lots of white fuzz growing up the sides of the dirt.  Eventually this white fuzz (mycelium) should cover about 30-40% of the surface of the soil on top.  We should get this coverage over the next few days  We are excited because this means that the growing process has begun and we should begin to see mushrooms forming here in a few weeks.

On a side note, Ben and I have eaten almost 2 pounds of mushrooms this week.  We have cooked them and fried them for both breakfast and dinner.  We are hoping that through our growing of mushroom we will be able to share the benefits of mushrooms with our friends as well.  We have realized that this delicious food still commonly frightens many of our friends.  It is the part of their dinner that they leave sitting on the side of their plate.  We would like to raise awareness of not only how great they can taste but also the nutritional benefits as well.  In a lot of ways, we've learned that mushroom can save the world.  I'll share more in the next posting but for now check out 6 Ways Mushrooms Can Save the World.

I've included a picture of our first sightings.  There isn't too much to see right now but I was too excited to not share.  Here you go:

The white fuzz in the top corner is the mycelium