Substrate
Photo gallery of different types of substrates for mushroom cultivation, both actives and edibles: grain for spawn, bulk or fruiting substrate, casing substrate. Recipes, preparation steps, mycelium colonization and mycelium run
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Help! Overheated mycelium
What if I overheated mycelium in jars? What temperature kills mycelium? Is it possible to save spawn jars if incubation box had high temperature for a few hours?
Coffee grounds as a substrate
Is it possible to grow mushrooms on ground coffee substrate? Check out the story about growing magic mushrooms Albino Penis Envy on coffee grounds
Best grain spawn to bulk ratio
Discussion regarding the optimal ratio of grain spawn to bulk substrate for mushroom cultivation
Spawn to Bulk & Casing
STEP 8. How to make mushroom cake or spawn to bulk for MonoTub, Bottle-tek etc. How to prepare bulk and casing substrate. Advantages of bulk and casing. Substrate recipes. Additives for fruiting substrate and casing. Bulk and Casing colonization
Sterilization vs Pasteurization for bulk substrate
Pros and cons of Sterilization and Pasteurization for preventing green mold Trichoderma contamination in mushroom growing
Grain to grain transfer
Fast and easy Inoculation and Mycelium Multiplication method both for newbies and experienced growers
Incubator & Grain colonization
STEP 7. How to make incubator for mushrooms. Colonization conditions for mycelium. First signs of mycelium. When and why do we need Break and Shake? Colonization problems and solutions. No signs of mycelium growth or why mycelium grow too slow
Cook the grain substrate for Spawn
STEP 3. Let’s prepare first substrate for magic mushrooms. Recipes and cooking time for different types of grain. Moisture level and useful additives for mushroom spawn
Choose substrate for mushrooms
STEP 2. Overall guide about substrate types for mushroom growing. The difference between substrates: grain for spawn, bulk and casing. Choose right grain for spawn. First step of grain substrate preparation
