Monthly Archives: November 2009

Trials and tribulations of coop flooring

The flooring of our coop has caused some trouble over the seasons. I’ve scoured the blog for any mention, but it seems none of the saga ever made it into a post. The record, then, lives in photos. This post recounts Ophelia’s crop failure. Notice that the flooring is straw:     What was omitted from all of that Ophelia [...]

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Dealing with a moldy mushroom log

Our shiitake mushroom log gave us such a lovely first crop. Then came the weekend.   The log on Monday. Not pretty.   The poor thing was so dried out it was practically weightless. Plus, green mold was beginning to creep over its surface. I called Ian Garrone, co-owner of Far West Fungi, seller of the logs, and asked for [...]

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