How I Feed My Mushrooms So That They Feed Me FOREVER!

[@reneeclark9903]

Happy Birthday! We grow wine caps too. We dehydrate the stems and make a mushroom powder for adding a little umami to dishes.🎉

[@jacquesinthegarden]

That is a genius idea, I just saved them and made a stock with the stems and some aromatics. It is for sure the tastiest stock I have ever made.

[@micheler.5]

Your enthusiasm for growing and cooking mushrooms is contagious. This was a fun video. You have become so much more confident in front of the camera and it shows.

[@jacquesinthegarden]

It is such an exciting harvest!

[@MyFocusVaries]

Happy birthday 🎉 I watch a lot of cooking channels, and a tip I picked up is to start mushrooms in a dry pan for more reliable browning. You add the oil or butter after the mushrooms have started to brown. Also, rinsing mushrooms in water is perfectly fine. Mushrooms only absorb a tiny amount of water that evaporates quickly during cooking, not affecting cook time or texture.

[@williammaxwell1919]

There are those (including ex-wife and her family) who claim that "washing mushrooms" causes them to produce toxins. I've never seen any research that supports this. I grew up on a farm (sheep and milking cow), so the field mushrooms invariably came in contact with manure. My mum also took this one step further and peeled them ~ a learnt habit that took me decades to lose

[@FrozEnbyWolf150]

This is a good use for Chip Drop woodchips. The mushrooms will break them down much faster, typically in less than a year. Any kind of fungi will accomplish this, including native fungi, but you might as well grow wine caps or something else you like.

[@jacquesinthegarden]

For sure a great way to feed the soil faster

[@templeprogramming4982]

I have a Chip Drop pile and it is constantly growing mushrooms. I will come outside in the morning and suddenly there will be mushrooms up to 4inches tall on it, it is what made me look up this video in the first place.

[@sulettematthee]

Greetings from South Africa! I love mushrooms. Next time try baking it in the oven with butter, topped with chopped stems, garlic and lastly cheese. Delicious!

[@jacquesinthegarden]

That sounds delicious, will have to give it a try!

[@anthonym8339]

Happy birthday, Jacques! I’ve grown those box-kit mushrooms indoors but am very hesitant to grow outdoors. Your videos have given me so much confidence and inspiration to give it a go. I’ve got an empty spot along my side fence that our neighbor’s redwoods keep shady throughout most of the day. Might be a perfect location to give this a try.

[@jacquesinthegarden]

That would literally be a perfect spot, redwood, shade, and cool weather are the perfect companions for mushrooms!

[@anthonym8339]

Awesome! I’ll visit North Spore and give it a go. Will try Wine Cap since I live up here in Sonoma, zone 9B. Seems only fitting. Surprisingly never seen this variety in my local market. Excited to try. Appreciate you!

[@BlendAndConquer]

Happy birthday! I harvested my very first two wine caps the day before yesterday in CA zone 9b. These are so fool proof to grow and tasty! I’m so happy I gave it a go.

[@jacquesinthegarden]

Very happy you gave them a go, they are truly easy to grow, identify, and eat!

[@Nasalkeihpos]

It’s great that there’s a cooking episode along with the harvest!

[@veganwinter]

No way! We share the same birthday!! Happy birthday! I'm totally trying wine caps and we move watching you cook! Have a great day birthday twin!

[@jacquesinthegarden]

Happy birthday to you too!

[@scottolson6201]

Happy birthday Jacques! I've grown wine caps successfully outdoors in just straight straw with amazing results. Very easy to grow and delicious! A little splash of white wine to deglaze your pan right at the end of cooking kicks up the flavor a notch as well. Thanks for another fun video.

[@jacquesinthegarden]

Oh man, a little wine deglaze here would have been delicious!

[@melw3518]

Happy birthday! You should also try the mushrooms with rosemary, it tastes amazing

[@jacquesinthegarden]

Rosemary would also be amazing!

[@anitahernandez1207]

What a great project and recipe tips! I think it’s great that you incorporated these mushrooms in with your other crops or along side them. I was wondering if there is a nutritional value difference between mushrooms grown with an oat medium versus straw and soil. 🍄🤔

[@jacquesinthegarden]

I can imagine the flavor and nutrition being impacted by what they are grown on for sure! It would be an interesting experiment to try that out!

[@katclaus7425]

Happy birthday! Thanks for sharing the mushroom cooking adventure.🎉

[@Ae-ne5iy]

I’m really into making like the transforming seasoning from Food Wars anime with mushrooms in it. It only keeps for little time and then you would have to re boil and re set it but it melts on top of something like a pot pie and it’s chef’s kiss. I prefer to use agar than gelatin always.

[@aileenbell6750]

Happy Birthday!🎉 That’s it…you have inspired me to add mushrooms to my garden. Enjoy!

[@smas3256]

Love how you're growing mushrooms. Chipmunks. We have them. Human hair they detest. Love your birthday gift from Kevin. You did an awesome job setting it up and setting it up.

[@jacquesinthegarden]

Thank you!

[@AmberHuesAndViews]

Happy Birthday! I love that you tied in gardening and cooking!

[@jacquesinthegarden]

Thank you!

[@rufia75]

If you fully dehydrate winecaps in a dehydrator (lowest heat) and then marinate/soak them for a couple hours in a jerky marinade (include liquid smoke), then throw them back in the dehydrator (higher heat), makes really excellent imitation jerky.

[@ericatawney4960]

Happy Birthday! I dried some morels that I found last spring and am going to attempt a similar layering method. Fingers crossed, can't wait till spring!

[@jacquesinthegarden]

I have heard that you can blend morels to spread them, very interesting.

[@polarberri]

Love your relaxing, informative content! The cooking segment was fun too. Thanks for sharing!

[@ChooRoo]

We do a tonne of mushroom foraging. So delicious. This made my mouth water.

[@franceshoward7112]

happy bithday jacques, very nice mushrom video. i have the same plate as you are eating the mushroooms from. they come from poole, dorset, uk, made around the 1970s i think. i wonder how yours ended up in san diego, in you garden

[@jacquesinthegarden]

My girlfriend found a set an estate sale, we love them!

[@vikachan19]

I grow these under my chicken run - cuts the bacteria a lot and I got a TON of winecaps around the edges. Some were the size of my forearm. We gift a lot of dehydrated winecap as soup seasoning every year ^_^. Bonus, leather beetles like mulch for their nests and like the soft myceliated wood for their young, so big tasty grubs kept my hens turning the mulch in their run, feeding the mushrooms.

[@jacquesinthegarden]

That is an interesting way to do it, very cool to hear.

[@sheliaheverin8822]

Happy Birthday Jacques. The mushrooms look great.

[@Miguel.L]

Happy birthday Jacques!! 🥳🎂 I love watching your videos.

[@hawthornebird]

Happy Birthday!! 🌻🌱

[@debk9984]

Happy Birthday Jacques!!! 🎉🎉🎉 Stay amazing, and thanks so much for all you do!

[@aeamadou]

Happy birthday Jacque! Thanks for another great video!

[@grisespino5342]

Happy Birthday Jacques ! That looked delicious!

[@bublhed]

Happy birthday, Jacques! What a treat to be able to enjoy your mushrooms on the same day. I’m already planning out a new area for wine caps but that will be my spring project.

[@jacquesinthegarden]

It was such a surprise treat for sure, I couldn't believe it!

[@jc-rq8or]

Sweet. I was planing to put mulch/straw around the base of my trees and try to grow mushroom there.

[@nancyhoang]

Happy birthday Jacques! Excited for your greenhouse! 🎉😊

[@stevemontalvo8]

Happy Birthday, Jacques! Thanks for the informative video and the cooking lesson!

[@MyTinyBalcony]

Happy birthday! Thank you for sharing your garden gift with us!

[@70foolio]

OMG HAPPY BIRTHDAY JACQUES! 🎉❤🎂🎁 I really enjoy your videos and your garden is so beautiful. I truly enjoy your cooking content, you make me hungry and wanting to try more vegetables.

[@jacquesinthegarden]

Thank you for the birthday wishes! Homegrown veggies really do taste way way better!

[@jesswelsh9838]

Happy belated birthday! Thanks for the mushroom info. This will be my first year growing them.

[@eleanorstrong8315]

Happy Birthday 🎉 Congratulations on your harvest of mushrooms. Your garden provides for all of your needs!

[@mariaseattle]

Love the garden cooking videos!! And happy birthday :)

[@MissyRoselle]

I know this was posted a month ago already, but I still wanted to greet you a happy birthday! I'm happy to see you were able to enjoy your special day from your wine caps.

[@KK-FL]

I did a North Spore order during their Black Friday sale. Influenced by Jacques! 🍄

[@KK-FL]

AND HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!

[@jacquesinthegarden]

Awesome! Wishing you many many mushroom harvests!

[@waterbitten]

Well Happiest of birthdays to you! 🎉🎉 many, many, happy returns!

[@MsWDWFAN1]

Happy Birthday Jacques! 🎂🎉🎊🥳

[@Sassa328]

Happy birthday, Jacques! 🎉

[@alexandermonzon8165]

Jaques I stay here in the 619 the Wine Caps look similar to Mushrooms that grow Rogue here in my Raised bed so I'm kinda scared growing them and then mistaking them I will rather try the Oyster mushrooms look more fool proof to ID. Jaha...Well Jaques keep growing Homes and Happy Belated Birthday Essey...

[@mendynoma4272]

Perhaps your rogue mushrooms ARE winecaps?

[@alexandermonzon8165]

@@mendynoma4272 I will upload a video if they ever grow again "Perhaps they are" I'm not taking the risk Jaha to chicken here...

[@jacquesinthegarden]

Wine cap mushrooms, as far as I know, have no other direct look a likes but I won't swear on that! They have the distinct look, little skirt under the cap, and the mushroom gills should stain your fingers purple. If all of those are there I think its a pretty certain but absolutely double check!

[@alexandermonzon8165]

@jacquesinthegarden indeed I already traveled down a Rabbit hole looking this up via KZbin and know knowing what types of Decomposition this mycelium creates I need this knowledge never know if I need one day to survive in the woCA. and jungles of San Diego Ca. LOL...

[@BrydeliCorven]

Thank you for teaching me. Your information is clear and easy to follow. Thank you.

[@audene919]

Happy Birthday! Your mushroom dish looks wonderful. I'll have to check out whether mushrooms will grow in Colorado.

[@MirroredInMud]

Happy birthday Jaques! 👨🏻‍🌾

[@billyb9067]

Happy birthday Jacque!! Hope your life gets greener!! ❤️

[@mel-il4yu]

🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉Happy Happy Birthday! Really love your videos and hanging out in your garden.

[@villanella]

oh, happy birthday, jacques!

[@johnnyalegria]

Love the cooking part at end! Continue this please! Subscribed with notifications!

[@nataliramirez6497]

That one wine cap mushroom in the bed reminded me of MANY an awkward photo I've received. 😂 But we all know what type of phallic things I'm tryna grow, which is why I'm watching this video. Cheers to our favorite mushroom hermit Jacques! ☺🎉 I hope that made you laugh, Happy bday You gave me the idea to bury remnants of pre-inoculated logs and I was rewarded with BIG BABIES 🤩They sure do love the Northwest

[@jacquesinthegarden]

Hahaha 🤣🤣 that's definitely got me laughing

[@daisyblooms4813]

Happy birthday Jacques! 🎈🎈🎈

[@kellymartin2820]

Happy birthday Jaque!!!

[@relenaj]

Happy late birthday!!🎉🎉. And beautiful garden!!.. I had a question but forgot it when you grabbed the handle of that cast-iron.. HOW.... ouch. Mine get super hot!

[@lawrenberghanson4401]

Happy birthday!🎉🎉 Super awesome that you were able to get mushrooms on your birthday. Enjoy!

[@Christina-xc7on]

Happy birthday! That’s my kind of birthday treat, mushrooms are the best

[@cristianne2441]

Happy birthday, Jacques!

[@CarolinePax]

Hbd friend! Mushrooms rule!

[@AlisonV362]

Hope you had a very happy birthday! Thank you for your encouragement to grow mushrooms. I need it!

[@jgrady9553]

Happy Birthday! Mushroom have been on our grow list for a while and it looks like winecaps would be a good choice

[@ChicaFoo]

Happy Birthday Jacques!

[@fatfeministhippy]

Yay for garden harvests for your birthday! So exciting! Happy birthday and happy mushroom garden growing vibes!

[@bargleboy]

Happy birthday Jacqueeze!

[@jeannet9592]

Happy birthday, Jacque! I really want to grow mushrooms!! Thanks for all of the information to get me started.

[@jacquesinthegarden]

It is such a fun surprise harvest when they are ready!

[@andrewhammill6148]

Happy Birthday Jacques.

[@amybarr1444]

HBD! You have convinced me to try mushrooms next year! I love the flavor, but not slimy texture!

[@jacquesinthegarden]

Amazing to hear, if the slimy texture is the thing that kills it I also highly recommend oyster mushrooms sauteed with a little oil until fully browned. They get crispy and meaty not slimy!

[@sharonknorr1106]

Happy Birthday! I am also a huge mushroom enthusiast, cook them many different ways. When I have the time, I put some water in with them and then let them simmer until the pan is dry, throw in a little EVOO and any seasonings and fry them up. The flavor really gets concentrated, but the mushroom still has body and you can crisp them up to your preference at the end. Want to grow some here until a big pine tree we have, but some dog and turkey pressure have made me hesitate. Might just go with buckets or bags.

[@jacquesinthegarden]

That is a method I have heard of before but still haven't tried. On the next flush I will give it a go, I tend to like my mushrooms cooked on the drier side as I appreciate that texture more. You can try fencing off the area with a little hardware cloth to secure it!

[@bertarnoldo5199]

Happy birthday! I love the content!!! Can’t wait for mine to pop up

[@MsValmark]

Happy Birthday!! I've been getting a few here and there. Missed the last huge ones due to rain and cold..turned mushy...so it's good to know that by leaving them there, it will do some good. Enjoy your day❤

[@joseluislarios6036]

Happy birthday Jacques!

[@Howwerelivingfishing]

Great video 👍 excited to try growing mushrooms in the garden this year

[@pauliewalnuts2007]

Happy Birthday 🎈 Jacques 🎉🎉🎉 Cooking those mushrooms must have been a nice treat 😋😋😋

[@michelera6365]

Yum!! Happy Birthday!!🎉🎉🎉

[@deesfineart]

Happy birthday Jaques! ❤🎉

[@lisag378]

Hi! Super fun to watch. I have a question, I notice that you walk all over your bed when looking to pick mushrooms that are maybe ready. Is that an oversight or do you not care if you might walk on them? Thank you-

[@a.l.a.7847]

Happy Birthday, Mushroom Hermit! 🍄🎂🍄

[@samslens7793]

I'm definitely going to try it next season. Sadly our winter may be too harsh and I'm too late this year for anything in zone 7

[@samslens7793]

And happy birthday 🎈🎂

[@jacquesinthegarden]

Yeah I am not sure if they would survive at this point but early spring is for sure doable.

[@tinakon4386]

Happy Birthday Jacques! Happy Mushrooming!❤❤👍👍

[@cherylharless281]

Happy (Belated?) Birthday Jacques!

[@jelegget]

Happy belated. I too like cooking up something special for myself on my birthday

[@jacquesinthegarden]

Having a nice little treat for yourself never hurts.

[@williampolk8009]

Happy Birthday Jacque

[@shawnknieriem464]

Happy birthday, Jacques! 🥳🎂🧄

[@stephaniepratt6499]

"Experience this delicious experience that I am experiencing." Couldn't have said it better. 😊

[@daliacastello2608]

Purchased the wine cap and blew it using your code thx

[@jacquesinthegarden]

Nice! Hoping you get a huge harvest!

[@suekuly4723]

🎈🎈Happy Birthday Jacques🎈🎈🎂🍷

[@patriciasutton4618]

Happy Birthday Jacques! Hope it was enjoyable! I really enjoy your videos, keep them coming!

[@Arcticdi]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

[@shezachic8281]

I love your videos and really appreciate the conveyed honesty and humbleness of them. Keep on making them so we can all enjoy them.

[@jacquesinthegarden]

Thank you, I appreciate these comments, will make them as long as I can!

[@jotv7224]

first year i grew these. amazing. ate lots. 1-2 times a week would thinly slice and pan fry. next season comes around and they are popping up tons in the spring. - they make me ill. i checked so many times over to make sure it was the same mushroom. i contacted who i bought them from and they said this can happen and to discontinue eating them. curious if anyone else has had this issue. i miss having the supply of mushrooms. still good for the soil but not for me

[@MyFocusVaries]

Curious. To clarify, was it a different mushroom year two, or had you developed a sensitivity?

[@jacquesinthegarden]

Now that you mention it... I had a third batch come up from an old bed and it was not tasty. I didn't get sick but they did not taste good. My theory is that they were underfed and it was a desperate final fruiting. This time I plan on feeding the beds with a lot more straw and wood after fruiting to ensure they keep carrying on.

[@libbyrowe8961]

Happy Birthday Jacques

[@MrRedback22]

Happy Birthday.. Great video.. thanks

[@angiewick169]

Hey Mr. Jacques. Could you cook those mushrooms up and then freeze dry them? Like maybe for making some mushroom soup in the future?

[@juliehorney995]

We have several different kinds of mushrooms growing in both our lawn and along the edges of our tall Birdies beds. We won't be eating them! Just wondered 1) the best way to get rid of them? They are spreading and unsightly. 2) can they be composted? Happy belated birthday!

[@jacquesinthegarden]

Hmm I am actually not sure about getting rid of them but they are at least a sign of healthy soil. It can be composted but they will likely spread through the pile

[@kristinpagan2361]

Happy Birthday Jacques! Those mushrooms sound really nice. I may just have to find out where I can get some.

[@jacquesinthegarden]

I have never seen them for sale but small farms might have them.

[@juliannejaz4933]

I'm hoping you might be able to shed some light on this question I have - of the several sources that offer mushroom spawn for winecaps, including North Spore (am I remembering correctly that's who you used?), they all suggest *hardwood* wood chips as the substrate, so I was quite surprised (but happily so!) when you said you were using Doug Fir, and didn't reference any addition of hardwoods, either vis-a-vis chips, or sawdust. I live in Eastern WA, and our forests are Doug fir, hemlock, tamarack, and pine, but there's nary a hardwood in sight! I'd even called several arborists but couldn't locate any source of hardwood wood chips locally, so was pretty sad I might not be able to pull this off... and then you posted your video - and obviously, your beds are gorgeous and already producing 2 months in, and the mycelium content looks fabulous - so - 100% soft wood really is workable...? Love to hear your thoughts on this, but in the meantime, keep up the fabulous work! I have garden envy! >;-)

[@jacquesinthegarden]

So I had this same thought and I found anecdotal confirmation that they do tolerate Douglas fir. The majority of the wood I used here was Douglas Fir wood and bark chip but to be sure that it would take I also mixed in straw at a 50% ratio. I can confirm that of course they fruited just fine but also the Douglas Fir Wood and Bark has been mycelium and is covered in white thread which seems to confirm it works just fine! I did add a few chunks of leftover hickory chunks but I don't think they are moving the needle. My understanding is that the softwood might just produce less and not last as long

[@juliannejaz4933]

@@jacquesinthegarden Thanks so much for your response! I've been thinking perhaps the addition of hardwood sawdust might also be a good thing, and I'm hoping if I pose the question on NextDoor I might find some woodworkers using hardwoods who have sawdust they need to dispose of. I also appreciate knowing you'd mixed in the straw at a 50% ratio - I hadn't noticed that when I was watching the video. Well, fingers crossed! We're in the throes of deep winter right now - heading toward -17* by the end of the week, but I'll start dreaming about fruiting wine caps!

[@ABahamianInAustria]

Happy belated Birthday greetings! Great project! I’ve been considering doing so in my own garden in Austria, but I’m concerned about the snails getting them before I do. Do you have any tips to prevent the snails getting my mushrooms?

[@davelawson2564]

get ducks

[@malleusmaleficarum6004]

You should try cooking them on a screaming hot dry pan. Cook them on a really, really hot dry pan until they are almost done, then about a minute or 2 before you're ready to pull them off, add a knob of butter, garlic, and any herbs you might want to add. Remove them from the heat, then add salt and pepper and stir. This is the best way to cook most any mushroom. It truly is great.

[@derwynmdockenjr]

I love mushrooms sauteed with honey and habenero

[@jacquesinthegarden]

That sounds awesome!

[@rpdx3]

Happy birthday, Jaques strap! Keep the great videos coming. You could do a separate mushroom YT channel and I’d subscribe. 🎉❤