Cultivation Information

If you want to take your mushroom grow to the next level you need a dependable pressure cooker. Pressure cookers and why venting is important is crucial, as the only way to beat contamination is to reach sterilisation point or … Read More

When diving into the realm of mushroom cultivation, one quickly discovers the necessity of understanding and differentiating between two processes: sterilisation versus pasteurisation. In this post we hope to make things clearer so you can decide the correct method for what you … Read More

There’s no doubt that Oyster Mushrooms are the #1 choice for new growers, hobbyists and even small-scale farmers. They can be grown on a variety of substrates including hardwood sawdust, soy hulls, wheat straw, sugarcane, coffee grounds, banana leaves, cardboard, coco-coir … Read More

Certain wood loving mushrooms need special substrates to grow on such as Lions Mane, Shiitake, King Oyster, Chestnut, Enoki, Reishi and Shimejji to name a few. These mushrooms are saprotrophs and they get their nutrition from decomposing organic matter that’s … Read More

WHAT DO YOU NEED? Inoculating Grain Jars from Mycelium on Agar STEP 1: GATHER YOUR MATERIALS In order to make first generation grain spawn, you first need to get some properly prepared and sterilised grain. It’s a bit of work, and you … Read More

What Is Grain Spawn? Grain Spawn is made from sterilised grains that have been inoculated with a live mycelium culture. These inoculated grains are consumed by the growing mass of mycelium. The fully colonised grain spawn can be used as … Read More

To start cleaning and isolating on agar, I recommend putting all your spores and clones on agar first, by doing so, you can ensure that you are working with a clean culture before you introduce it to grains, and it … Read More

What we mean when we refer to ‘cloning’ is not some complicated DNA procedure, but simply scraping tissue from a mushroom under sterile conditions, and then placing it onto sterile media to grow. Mushrooms are composed of mycelium, thus when … Read More

Agar plates are a nutritious gel that is contained in a sterile container. Agar Agar is the ingredient used to set the liquid but it in itself has no nutritional value so some form of sugar needs to be added … Read More

What is a Still Air Box (SAB)? One of the most important things in cultivating mushrooms is working in a clean environment. Mushrooms are fragile and very susceptible to contamination, working inside a SAB drastically increases the chances of your … Read More

Welcome to our guide on Common Myco Cultivation Terms! Whether you’re new to the world of mushroom cultivation or looking to expand your mycological knowledge, understanding these terms is essential for successful growth. From substrate to fruiting chamber, we’ll explore … Read More