Almond mushrooms grown by the peroxide method.

Growing Mushrooms with Hydrogen Peroxide--
Links, Books, Supplies, and Other Sites of Interest

Mycology and mushroom-related resources

WWW Virtual Library: of Mycology
Mykoweb
Mushroom Growers' Newsletter
The "Fun Facts About Fungi" Website hosted by the Utah State University Intermountain Herbarium

Suppliers of mushroom cultures:

Western Biologicals (Aldergrove, British Columbia), telephone 604-856-3339
Northwest Mycological Consultants, Inc.
Fungi Perfecti. Olympia, Washington.
MushroomPeople, Tennessee
Truffletree.com, supplier of trufflized seedlings in the US
Mycologue UK mushroom company, supplier of spawn, kits, mushrooms, trufflized seedlings, and more

Laboratory supplies and mushroom growing equipment:

American Science and Surplus (USA) (sells a variety of laboratory supplies).
Mycosupply (USA) ("Distributors of Mycological Products").
MycoFactory (USA) (formerly Mycobag, sells mycological bag products, pressure cookers and other mushroom supplies).
SKS Science Products (USA) (laboratory equipment and supplies).
Scientific and Chemical Supplies, Ltd (UK) (laboratory equipment and supplies, including peroxide).

Mushroom books offered in association with Amazon.com:

Growing Gourmet and Medicinal Mushrooms

Growing Gourmet and Medicinal Mushrooms, 3rd Edition by Paul Stamets. This new edition of Stamets's definitive text has been expanded by over 150 pages compared to the 2nd edition. Covers cultivation of 31 species, from oyster mushrooms to shiitake to portobellos. Best available book on cultivation of mushrooms by traditional methods.

Mycelium Running

Mycelium Running: How Mushrooms can Help Save the World by Paul Stamets. This volume details mycelial solutions to ecological challenges. Covers mycorestoration (biotransforming stripped land), mycofiltration (creating habitat buffers), mycoremediation (healing chemically harmed environments), and mycoforestry (creating truly sustainable forests).

The Mushroom Cultivator

The Mushroom Cultivator: A Practical Guide to Growing Mushrooms at Home, by Paul Stamets and J.S. Chilton. Somewhat dated, but still the best reference available on growing Agaricus and other compost-loving species by traditional methods.

Shiitake Growers Handbook : The Art and Science of Mushroom Cultivation by Paul Przybylowicz and John Donoghue.

More links of interest

My AOL links page has a number of additional links that you may enjoy.

  • Main Menu
  • About the Peroxide Manual, Volume I
  • Peroxide in Mushroom Growing FAQs

    • You may freely copy and distribute the information on this webpage to friends or colleagues, as long as you include the following notice:

    This document is Copyright: ©2000 by Randall R. Wayne, Ph.D. All commercial rights are reserved. No part of this work may be reproduced or used for sale in any form or by any means without permission of the author.