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How To Build A Shotgun Fruiting Chamber (SGFC) in 5 Easy Steps
We like to pick mushrooms. Unfortunately, mushrooms themselves are picky – and getting mushrooms to fruit properly requires that we present them with ideal growing conditions. Building a Shotgun Fruiting Chamber (commonly referred to as an SGFC) is a quick and easy way to provide the perfect balance of fresh air and humidity that mushrooms
The Best Books on Mushroom Cultivation
To see further, we stand on the shoulders of giants. Knowledge is power. Why try to reinvent the wheel when we can learn from the failures, successes, and triumphs of others? This applies to mushroom cultivation just the same. Every grower needs a few good mushroom books on their shelf. Growing mushrooms is a complex and intricate process, and
Mushroom Grow Bags: The Ultimate Guide
Mushroom grow bags are an essential tool for cultivation, both for the professional cultivator and the enthusiastic hobbyist. They can be used as spawn bags- in which the bags are used for sterilizing grain and propagating mushroom cultures- or, they can be used to create supplemented sawdust fruiting blocks for growing gourmet mushrooms. If you’re
The Complete Guide To Starting A Mushroom Farm
You want to be a mushroom farmer, and I totally understand why. Learning how to grow mushrooms for any reason can be extremely rewarding and engaging. They’re just so interesting! The more you practice growing mushrooms, the more there is to learn. Your journey will be long, because there’s an endless variety of new techniques
Best Humidifier for Growing Mushrooms
One of the main paths to success for mushroom cultivation is maintaining the proper humidity at the right time of the mushroom growing cycle. Mushrooms can be up to 90% water, and require high levels of humidity in order to initiate pinning and promote healthy development. Too dry and your substrate will crack and be hesitant
What’s the difference growing mushrooms indoors vs outdoors?
Mushrooms are affected by their growing environment in a big way. The most important elements for a mushroom growing environment are light, humidity and the ambient level of CO2 – less specifically, the amount of fresh air. Different mushrooms seem to react to changes in these elements in different ways. For example, common button mushrooms
Candidates For Cultivation: The Blue Oyster Mushroom
Few mushrooms are more satisfying to watch grow as the Blue Oyster Mushroom. It is very forgiving and easy to grow making it the ideal choice for a beginner. The fruits grow rapidly, sometimes doubling in size everyday. The mushroom starts out strikingly blue and turns grey as it matures. These mushrooms are ideal candidates
A Guide To Growing Lion’s Mane Mushroom
It’s hard for me to pick my favorite mushroom to grow. Aren’t they all equally great? Maybe. But… if I had to choose, I would say growing Lion’s Mane mushroom takes the top spot. That’s because Lion’s Mane is not only easy and fun to grow, but also produces huge delectable fruiting bodies that can be an awesome
Candidates For Cultivation: The Reishi Mushroom
(This article is mainly about growing reishi. Looking to learn about the health benefits of Reishi Mushrooms? Click here!) Growing the Reishi Mushroom is a good choice for the home cultivator. Not only has it been long revered for its medicinal properties, the Reishi is also fascinating to watch grow – and it’s fruits are stunningly beautiful. It
Growing Pink Oyster Mushrooms
A fresh and glowing flush of bright Pink Oyster mushrooms is a site to behold. Pink oyster mushrooms are vigorous growers, fast colonizers, and heavy yielding. The stunning appearance of these mushrooms makes them a favorite for farmers market growers. Unfortunately, Pink Oysters are delicate and their shelf life is somewhat short, making it tough for them to appear on grocery store shelves.
Candidates For Cultivation: The King Oyster Mushroom
Oyster Mushrooms come in a dizzying variety of colors, shapes and sizes. One true standout is the king oyster mushrooms. Unique in many of its characteristics, the King Oyster has a stately appearance and culinary flexibility making it well deserved of its name. Scientific Name: Pleurotus Eryngii General Description Unlike other oyster varieties, the King Oyster doesn’t usually
The Fruiting Block: Growing Gourmet Mushroom on Sawdust
Many types of mushrooms , specifically oysters, will do great and fruit heavily on straw logs as was explained in this post. However, most gourmet mushrooms will actually do way better if grown on hardwood sawdust supplemented with some sort of nitrogen rich supplement. Growing gourmet mushrooms on sawdust blocks will require a little bit more
