For Valentine’s Day, I gave my Michael the best gift I’ve ever given someone: a moldy box of fungus. For years, Michael has dreamt of being a shiitake mushroom farmer. This Valentine’s Day, he became one. Well, nothing close to the magnitude of his dreams. But, seeing his excitement over a goofy mushroom log has given me great joy. It was worth every single penny.
I ordered a shiitake mushroom growing kit online and it arrived a couple of weeks later.
To grow the mushrooms, first, a sterile bucket is needed.
Then, you let little guy play in the bucket–good thing it was sterilized!
Then you soak the moldy looking log in the bucket.
And make sure it remains moist during the growing process.
It’s important that it remains covered with a humidity tent while the mushrooms are beginning.
Before you know it, there are lots of fungi to enjoy.
The website from which I got it touts it as a “GREAT GIFT FOR SOMEONE WHO HAS EVERYTHING.” While perhaps the individual with EVERYTHING may not desire a moldy log, I definitely know that this was the absolute perfect gift for a spouse who fancies himself as a world-renowned shiitake mushroom farmer.
Thankful for the fun-guy in my life, (sorry couldn’t resist…)
Maren
