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How To Grow Oyster Mushrooms
Looking to grow Oyster Mushrooms? You’ve come to the right place! This guide will show you everything you need to know to start growing Oyster mushrooms- whether you’re looking to grow as a hobby, or have aspirations to start a small farm. So- you’ve decided that you want to try and grow mushrooms… That’s awesome!
How To Make A Mushroom Spore Print
Learning how to make a mushroom spore print is an essential skill for any budding mycologist. If you’re interested in foraging for wild mushrooms, spore printing can help identify exactly what mushroom you’ve found. If instead, you’re interested in growing mushrooms from spores, you need to know how to properly collect and store the spores to complete
How To Grow Mushrooms On Logs And Stumps With Plug Spawn
Growing mushrooms on logs is a fun and low maintenance way to enjoy fresh mushrooms at home. Even if you only have a small backyard, log-grown mushrooms can be a fun and fruitful addition to your urban landscape. Any hardwood loving species can be grown on logs. That includes Shiitake, Oysters, Reishi, and even Lion’s
Grower Profile: Bottle Farm Mastery at Mycopia
I knew I was in for a treat as soon as I pulled into the parking lot of Mycopia Mushrooms, a venerable oasis of fungi located in California’s bay area. For a mushroom grower like myself, there is no greater thrill than the anticipation of touring a mushroom farm – especially one so impressive as
How To Clone Mushrooms
Remember Dolly the sheep? It’s the first thing I think of any time I hear the word “clone.” It took scientists many years, but eventually they were able to create the world’s first mammal cloned from an adult somatic cell. Luckily, cloning mushrooms isn’t nearly that complicated. In fact, it’s something any budding mycologist can
Growing Mushrooms In Bottles
One of the biggest problems facing the mushroom industry today is the reliance on plastic bags as fruiting containers. Now, don’t get me wrong… I think mushroom grow bags work great. But- these one-use Polypropylene (PP) or High-Density Polyethylene (HDPE) bags are far from the most environmentally friendly way to grow. Luckily, growers can avoid making mountains
Cold Water Lime Pasteurization For Growing Mushrooms
I’ll admit, pasteurizing straw in hot water with a propane burner can be a bit of a pain. You need a large burner, a full propane tank, and plenty of time to make sure the whole process goes smooth. Even more of a pain, it needs to be done outside or in a large shop-
Grower Profile: What The Fungus Mushrooms In Summerland, British Columbia
When you love growing mushrooms as much as I do, visiting other mushroom farms is kinda like going to Disneyland. An exciting adventure! It’s true. There’s nothing better than seeing what other farmers are doing, and connecting with amazing people who share a passion for fungus. Recently, I was lucky enough to visit What the
Growing Mushrooms on Soy Hulls (The Masters Mix)
One of my favorite things about being a dedicated mushroom grower is that I’m constantly learning new things. As soon as I think I have it all figured out, I’ll try something new that changes everything. In fact, the more I learn, the more I realize that there is so much more to learn! A perfect
Must Have Equipment For a Mushroom Lab at Home
Building a workable mushroom laboratory at home is one of the best things you can do to increase your mushroom growing prowess. Key skills like making your grain spawn, doing agar work, cloning fruits, isolating strains, inoculating blocks, and much more are made way easier when you have a sterile environment and a few simple tools.
A Simple Way to Grow Mushrooms Indoors
I’m always looking for simple and effective ways to grow mushrooms at home. You see, I ‘m a bit of a mushroom growing nerd- so I don’t mind going down the rabbit hole to try and find the best growing methods. Unfortunately, that usually involves specialized equipment and techniques that most beginners do not want
Growing Mushrooms Using a Casing Layer
If you’ve ever seen pictures of a button-mushroom farm, you might be asking yourself … why does it look like all the mushrooms are growing out of the soil? Aren’t mushrooms supposed to grow from a substrate, different from the way that plants grow? Many moons ago, button mushroom growers discovered that adding a layer
