Cultivation Information

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

Why us 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 mycelium … 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 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

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 will also take out some the guess … 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

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

A substrate is a bulk material that the mushroom mycelium can use for energy and nutrition and mainly as a stored water source. A good substrate is required in order for the mushroom to grow and to fruit. Common substrate … Read More

Finally the time has come, you have your grain spawn colonised and your bulk sub prepped and ready and its time to spawn to your monotub and wait for your mushrooms to fruit ! Items you will need: You need … 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

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

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

If you want to take your mushroom grow to the next level you need a dependable pressure cooker.The only way to beat contamination is to reach sterilisation point or 121c, as the water boils and turns to steam at 100c … Read More