How to Propagate, Harvest, and Cook Wine Cap Mushrooms!

[@janwalker47]

The stems of the winecaps deserve a closer look. When I have enough, I separate the caps and the stems and prepare them separately. Cut the stems lengthwise (straps). They have a good texture and more intense flavor than the caps. If the caps are fully open, there isn't as much "meat" to them because they have higher proportion gone to gills. Still good though. Those mature caps will be softer and more liquid and are a good candidate for the dry saute method to dump the liquid so they don't get mushy. Last year we had epic rain and mushrooms every three or four weeks from June to November (Massachusetts). They love clean wood clippings (fruit tree pruning) and hardwood chips. They have fruited beyond the edges of the bed, apparently finding stuff they like growing all around the area, which was under some arborvitae.

[@MissSummerGirlie]

I love how simple yet informative this video is! The mushroom sauté looks delicious and how fun to see whole process!!

[@vishmohan_]

Yes! I have harvested and cooked over 40 mushrooms from our bed! Still have some leftover yummy Hungarian wild mushroom soup with the mushrooms! Thanks for turning me into this!

[@ceedee2570]

please share your recipe for Hungarian wild mushroom soup- it sounds delicious

[@PSNGodfather1]

Please do more of these Harvest to Table type videos!

[@cathyc7069]

I’m so happy your mushrooms are ready! My older brother lives in Cali, and I don’t get to see him much. Watching you reminds me of him. I look forward to more videos!

[@Christina-xc7on]

Your first mushroom growing video really inspired me! I can't wait to set up a mushroom bed after I move later this year!

[@williamravisburn2651]

Thanks in large part to this video, I successfully grew my very own Wine Caps and cooked a delicious dinner for me and my family tonight. I’m so grateful. Thank you. 🙏

[@kellylynnstudios2185]

Love the teepee style! I got wine cap spawn last spring and had my first harvest in the fall. I left some to spread spores and it is amazing to see where those spores ended up this spring. It’s probably also that the mycelium have traveled. Super fun!

[@lifeisgood9175]

I have two wine cap patches inoculated under my pine trees in Northern Ca, can't wait!! Thanks for the recipe vid., we haven't tried them yet.

[@wordsbymaribeja1470]

I knew Jacques is a foody, that knife confirms he's a serious foodie.

[@christinawong7093]

Perfect timing, I’ve been considering what to do about my shadier areas of my garden

[@mariko_riley]

Love these cooking-in-the-garden videos! 😊

[@skynet40433]

Heard you're feeling under the weather. Sending you healing energy and hope you're feeling better soon! 🥣

[@CASohn]

Started my first bed this spring. Looking forward to the harvests!!

[@stevenlehmann4432]

Huge mushroom fan, I hunt wild mushrooms on public and private land and they are second to none. So glad to see other gardeners using cast iron, although I would not recommend metal utensils, happy harvest my friend

[@TracyIsInTx]

i just got my first Lions Mane block very excited 😊😊😊😊

[@Lisa-zp4pc]

Started watching your videos last week. Really enjoy them and the knowledge you share. Just bought some to try in a shady area. Also like the how to harvest and cook portion. I'm new to gardening and really appreciate the time/effort you put into the videos.

[@tinkerbell9396]

I did learn! 🤦 This is what I do with that corner that gets no sun 🌅 n the winter!!! Bless you, no more kale,...

[@Neenerella333]

I love how doggy showed up when the cooking started.

[@BritInvLvr]

Now I'm wanting to grow mushrooms. Look delicious.

[@rufia75]

I live....WAY FURTHER NORTH than you. Sooooo, just got my first fruiting of king stropharia. I didn't expect it actually from this overwintered bed, since I already disturbed the mycellium earlier this year to inoculate the rest of the garden. It's a tiny harvest, but I am excited, since I didn't expect the flush!

[@Carmen-ok]

I enjoy these videos where you give us so much information about mushrooms 🍄 And cooking the harvest is superb, keep it up 👍🏼♥️

[@kathrynmettelka7216]

Luckily we have a grocery that has a mushroom grower who grows and sells mushrooms in a refrigerator on site. We have had the opportunity to buy lots of mushrooms, but no wine caps so far. Mushroom soup tastes much better with a variety of mushrooms.

[@lilygonzales905]

I've been watching your vids for a while. Thanks for all your hard work. It's a treat!!!

[@gigglesmcgee2052]

Absolutely love the idea of growing mushrooms along side veg!

[@ceedee2570]

nice time lapses I had so many wine caps this Spring, it was fantastic. I dehydrated some, the yield filled a gallon jar of dehydrated, plus eating, and sharing. Mine seemed to like rich soil as much as wood chips and straw. I am feeding and hoping for a fantastic Autumn flush.

[@clancarney2541]

Awesome! Love how comfortable you are getting on you tube! Also, loving your logo. Ever thought of selling your logo on those nifty straw garden hats you like? I can just see myself out in my garden with my epic garden 6 cell trays and my Jacques hat! Total Gardening Bro-Force!

[@jacquesinthegarden]

It has been a thought!

[@rufia75]

The time lapse was cool!

[@helenmcclellan452]

Now I'm hungry for mushroom! I will have to go buy some ASAP. Thank you for the video.

[@Ghoul2310]

ooh making note of that shade teepee for when I move back to sunshine! Just inoculated my straw/ woodchip wine cap bed here in Michigan.

[@hillbillyshadetreefarm5732]

Thank you for the great info. You truly showed us farm to table.

[@lillianesparza213]

Growing mushrooms looks easy. I’ll have to try it. Thanks for sharing!

[@majoyap3403]

Love this video. You made an update to the mushroom beds. I'm looking forward to seeing you here like this

[@jessehaskell4538]

Yes! More cooking the harvest videos.

[@terrimarks3694]

Thank you! Really appreciate the cooking part. Can we get more of that as harvest comes please?

[@jacquesinthegarden]

Absolutely!

[@karenzorn773]

Luved this video about growing mushrooms.

[@colbr06]

I don’t like mushrooms, but I do enjoy learning. Great video!

[@GardeningwithDave]

Hi Jacques! I know this is an older video but I really love this style of video. Do you have any tips for a first time mushroom grower? I have a bag of mushroom spawn in the fridge right now 😂

[@ronniebrace2917]

You definitely motivated me to make time to start my mushroom bed thanks!

[@benteross2677]

I'm convinced. I see a mushroom teepee in my future.

[@ThatBritishHomestead]

Nice I just got into growing mushrooms!

[@82Julian]

Great vid Jacques and super delicious mushroom 👍✌️

[@juliehorney995]

Just wonderful!

[@paige.eats.plants1887]

I am hoping to get some wine caps in my garden soon. I am still observing my small plot and deciding what to do before interacting and making big changes. It was already established before I bought the house and needs a lot of work after being unmanaged for almost a year now. I just recently foraged my first morels and buried the tiny chunks of mycelium in my garden with the hope they might take off. I also rinsed everything they touched like knife, cutting board and cleaning water in different spots in my garden because spores. There is already a strong mycelium network in some areas as it has wood chip mulch on about 60-70 percent of the garden. Hopefully that’s a good thing, but unsure. It’s all an experiment.

[@domesti-city]

Morels! It is getting to be that time of year when my family starts posting photos of their Morel haul, and I turn green with envy! They are in Michigan, and I am in Morel-less Southern California. I've never thought of growing mushrooms here. but if Jacques can do it, I suppose I should consider it. I do love most edible mushrooms.

[@paige.eats.plants1887]

@@domesti-city now that I’ve tried then, I feel for you. One of the best things I’ve ever tasted.

[@paganlark7037]

great video--loved the timelapse and the topic

[@neirishsmiles8005]

Nice video I especially like the cooking and taste test part ! Looks delicious 😋

[@carolb3270]

Loved this video Jacques! Please do more like this!

[@siamstation]

Really enjoyed your video. Blessings from Australia ❤️

[@carolleimbach6407]

They look so tasty. Thank you for this instruction.

[@TheFragrantBunch]

That looks so delicious!!

[@ceecee-thetransplantedgardener]

This is great! Thank you!

[@AnneluvsKatz]

Nice!

[@MadameCasper]

There are some fun mushrooms that also stain your finger purple. They also have a veil or a skirt so I hope no one confused to two 😂

[@jgrady9553]

Good vid!

[@VaultDwellerGal]

This video is 1Up! 🍄

[@wendykudronowicz4592]

What kind of mushrooms would you recommend for a beginner gardener to grow

[@plantscryptid5981]

I don't even like mushrooms and this still makes me want to try growing them lolol

[@Dylan-fc6mr]

Mushrooms aren't my favorite but I'm sure they taste better when you grew them yourself. Great video!

[@jordanstamps5475]

If you’re making burgers adding chopped mushrooms really helps hold in moisture and let’s your food go further.

[@Dylan-fc6mr]

@@jordanstamps5475 Thanks for the great idea!!

[@mannalewt]

What brand is the knife you use for cutting the mushrooms? It looks so cool!

[@jacquesinthegarden]

It's an apogee knife I got it off this site that sadly no Ionger exists called massdrop

[@PeacefulPlanting-Sydnee]

I'm growing these this year and cannot wait for mine to fruit! ✨️😍 I have been watering my bed every other day. Do you think that is too much? I worry that I am keeping it too moist.

[@jacquesinthegarden]

You can probably ease back a little, the main thing is just keeping it from drying out so whatever you need to keep it sort of moist but not soggy!

[@PeacefulPlanting-Sydnee]

@@jacquesinthegarden Thank you!!

[@dondicey6528]

Do they dry well? I haven't had a big flush yet but with other shrooms, I find I have more than I can use fresh so I prefer to dry a bunch as needed. Nice video, thanks.

[@jacquesinthegarden]

I have heard these ones aren't incredible dry but can be dried.

[@pakbowl420]

Would I be able to grow oyster mushrooms outdoors? What substrate can they grow on? One side of my house get's no sun. Pretty much shaded all day. Can they grow there? Would they be able to grow on a palm tree stump that's at ground level in a shaded area? Sorry for all the questions. Just want to get some started. I'm in the Los Angeles area.

[@jacquesinthegarden]

Oyster mushrooms do great outdoors as well! I grew some last year in a big straw bed and it worked out really well! I am not sure about palm stumps though.

[@marcuspowell2510]

👍🏾

[@richardpullara2511]

Have you ever had a problem with your straw growing?

[@jordanstamps5475]

Might I recommend getting a wooden spatula for your skillet. My grandma would have beaten you with that skillet if she saw you doing that ha ha.

[@jacquesinthegarden]

I have always used metal utensils on a fully seasoned cast iron. I don't own any nonstick pans but for those I would for sure recommend wooden utensils!

[@jordanstamps5475]

@@jacquesinthegarden well hey you do you but I was always taught that it can scratch off the seasoning

[@7-ten]

Is the garden straw sterilized?

[@jacquesinthegarden]

I don't think its literally sterilized but it is dry and cleaned from most weed seeds.

[@7-ten]

@@jacquesinthegarden cool thanks!

[@thisfool89]

Is it to late to start a bed now?

[@jacquesinthegarden]

Its not too late but it will be hard to maintain moisture through summer unless its a prime shady location. It will likely fruit in late fall if started now.

[@thisfool89]

@@jacquesinthegarden oh great to know. I have an area that is nearly 100% thats a good area right?

[@growmakecreate]

“White people like to harvest these at their button stage” - I have not laughed harder at a throwaway comment ever. (Not 100% that’s what you said but that’s what I heard every time I went back to listen)

[@la1163]

Pill bugs are aholes. They can decimate your seedings.

[@matthew33721]

Just pasteurize your straw, takes 10 minutes to set up and you can save money on your new media