Stropharia rugosoannulata - Wine cap

Wine cap (Stropharia rugosoannulata), also called garden giant, is an edible fungus grown outdoors on wood chips or straw, prized for its umami flavor.¹²

Inputs

• Substrate: fresh hardwood wood chips (at least 50% hardwood) or chopped cereal straw, 6-8 inches deep over bare soil or compost; no pasteurization needed outdoors.¹²
• Moisture: soak the bed thoroughly after inoculating and keep it moist for the first 4-6 weeks.¹²
• Partial shade and temperatures of about 50-70°F (10-21°C) favor fruiting, which follows heavy rain or a temperature drop, 4-6 months after inoculation.¹²
• A bed needs little upkeep afterward and can keep fruiting for years if topped with 2-4 inches of fresh wood chips or straw each fall.¹

Outputs

• Human food²

Type

• Edible fungi

Footnotes

1. Wine Cap Mushrooms | Wellspring Forest Farm ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵

2. Species Spotlight: Wine Cap | North Spore ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵