Clean your hands well. Avoid bringing bacteria, mold, or non-mushroom fungi into the box. Fill the box with your growing substance (soil and materials) leaving about 25 millimeters at the top. Put the spores ev
Learn how to grow mushrooms indoors with a Spray & Grow kit LEARN MORE Plant Kit After Use Learn how to give your Spray & Grow kit a second life outdoors LEARN MORE Getting Started with Mushroom Cultivation Embarking on mushroom cultivation is more than just a hobby; it's an exploration in...
Make sure to purchase spawn instead of spores. There are retailers that will also sell spores that are more akin to plant seeds instead of seedlings. Growing mushrooms from the spores will require more time and effort. This is why it is only best suited for seasoned mushroom growers. Steriliz...
Check for mushroom growth after 3 months. Bumps will begin to emerge from the cardboard and the mushrooms will begin to protrude in clusters, attached at the bottom like bananas. Continue to mist while the mushrooms are growing. Harvest the mushrooms when the largest ones in the cluster reach...
How to Make Spore Prints?-Beginner Level: Spore printing is something that I’ve only been doing for a little bit of time but comes out with amazing results every time I do it. By following these steps, the mushrooms will release the spores from the bott
A mushroom’s shape is designed to facilitate spore dispersal. Take, for instance, the iconic mushroom, which has a cap atop an elongated stem. In these, the spores form in the gills under the cap. Since the cap sits up away from the ground, when the spores are released, it’s easier...
Here you’ll learn how to “plant” your spores, or inoculate your substrate—the first step in the mushroom cultivation process. Key Takeaways: Set up a sterile environment Begin the grow process by inoculating your substrate Practice patience as your mycelium colonizes...
Eating the wrong mushroom can make you sick or even ... dead. Therefore, buying them is the easier and safer choice. However, there is another one: You can grow mushrooms yourself inside your own home. In a recent article for The Associated Press, plant expert Jessica Damiano explains ...
A blend of the spores and these nutrients is called spawn. Spawn performs a bit like the starter needed to make sourdough bread. The spawn supports the growth of mushrooms' tiny, white, threadlike roots, called mycelium. The mycelium grows first, before anything that resembles a mushroom ...
fleshy head is made up of a series of cups which themselves contain tightly packed tubes. Upon the mushroom’s maturity, these interior tubes spew out myriad tiny morel spores. Some of these spores eventually germinate to form a complex underground network of connected fibers. This is the morel...