Pressure cookers and why venting is important
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
Sterilisation versus pasteurisation
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
Growing Oyster Mushrooms
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
How to make a hardwood fruiting block
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
How to spawn bulk substrate to a monotub
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
How to make bulk substrate
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
How to inoculate grain spawn
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
How to make Grain Spawn
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
Cleaning and Isolating on Agar
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
How to clone a mushroom
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
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
Still Air Box (SAB)
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
Common Myco Cultivation Terms
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