It all started on Christmas day...

I always wanted to grow mushrooms. I read a bit on it and attended one lecture, but never got involved more than that...until I was given a box on Christmas day...The box contained a Shiitake mushroom block and a sprinkle of commitment. It is now in the garage until further notice, in other words, until I try to figure out what to do with it :). I'm then starting this blog on mushroom growing and its challenges. Today, the only thing I know about Shiitake is that it has Japanese origins. Therefore, we will start with a Haiku (Japanese poem) on mushrooms :)

Sign of life and death,
Nature's strange little cupcake:
The charming mushroom.

_{[written on 02-10-2006]}