Growing mushrooms on sawdust is one of the most common methods for gourmet mushrooms, especially wood-loving species like Lion’s Mane, Oyster Mushroom, and Shiitake. 🍄 What You Need Important: use hardwood (oak, maple, beech). Avoid softwoods
Growing mushrooms from spores takes a few more steps than using spawn, but it’s how many growers start new mushroom cultures. Here’s the basic process. 🍄 Step 1: Start With Mushroom
How long mushrooms take to grow depends on the species, substrate, and growing conditions, but most gourmet mushrooms grow surprisingly fast. Typical Mushroom Growing Timeline 1️⃣ Colonization (Mycelium Growth) After you
Growing mushrooms in a bucket is one of the simplest and cheapest methods for beginners. It works especially well for fast-growing species like Oyster Mushroom. 🪣 What You Need Step 1: Drill Holes
If you’re new to mushroom cultivation, the best beginner mushrooms are the ones that grow fast, tolerate mistakes, and don’t require sterile lab conditions. These are the easiest species most beginners
Spawning to bulk (S2B) is the process of mixing your fully colonized grain spawn with a larger volume of “bulk substrate” (like coco coir). This provides the moisture and surface area
Making your own liquid culture (LC) is a game-changer for scaling up. It allows you to turn a tiny bit of mycelium into an almost infinite supply of “liquid gold.”
While it is technically possible to inject a spore syringe into a liquid culture (LC) jar, it is widely considered a high-risk gamble that most experienced growers avoid. The primary reason is
While many growers start with a Still Air Box (SAB), transitioning to a Laminar Flow Hood is often considered the “graduation” into serious mycology. It isn’t just a luxury; for certain advanced techniques, it
In mushroom cultivation, it might seem logical to assume that higher concentrations of alcohol (like 91% or 99%) would be more effective at killing contaminants. However, 70% Isopropyl Alcohol (IPA) is the