No, believe it or not, some people actually eat them. Not only are they tasty, but it's fascinating how they are grown. Some spawn are grown in sawdust or manure piles, and others are implanted in trees.
I tried doing both. The picture below shows my tree implanting production line.
The first step is to find some oak trees. Luckily we have a stand of them on the northern rim of the property and I was able to find a couple nice ones to cut.
Next I cut them into 3 foot lengths and drilled holes all over to tap the plugs into. If you look closely at the logs in the picture, you can see the little plugs sticking out all over.
Once the plugs are tapped in, they need to be sealed with wax, which is what the stove on the back of the quad is for. That's my wax boiling away.
After they're all sealed, I just lean them against the goat fence in a shady area and wait for nature to take it's course. Hopefully, they'll be covered in mushrooms soon.
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