Top 7 Tips For Aspiring Mushroom Growers (If You've Never Grown Before)

New to growing mushrooms? Check out these top 7 tips to help you avoid some of the common mistakes experienced by new growers.
0:00 Intro
0:47 Start With A Mushroom Kit
2:48 Get A Good Book
4:43 Join A community
6:34 Start With A Goal In Mind
7:47 Get The Right Equipment
10:05 Get Outside and Learn From Nature
11:08 Just Get Started
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[@Shep01]

The mushroom information is good, the way you make a cup of coffee scares me though

[@sitori663]

Why? It looked like he put that Mud Water powder in it and used a frother to mix it in. I use one of those battery powdered frothers for my Mud Water & when making my Matcha tea. The powder sits at the bottom of the cup if you don't use a frother. 🙂

[@preciousllama4942]

Right!?! 😆

[@richrollen8665]

@@sitori663 get a bamboo whisk for your matcha

[@taxiuniversum]

😂👍🏼

[@kevinabood3598]

Once you try that stirring device you won’t go back :D

[@entityknownaszlap7298]

NUMBER ONE TIP: Don’t give up!!! I’ve never had a single fruit so far after a year of research and a third to a half a year of trying to grow myself using multiple teks and I know the most important thing is to not let myself get down! Don’t be discouraged!

[@naftalibendavid]

I’m a few months behind you and support you 100%. I had a quick win with a kit and then literally just fruited some white oysters after months of trying. I had one good harvest of shiitakes from a log and the second “harvest” was one lone mushroom.

[@naftalibendavid]

@@commenthero2514 threw away about 40 bucks worth of stuff earlier this week but just harvested my first lion’s mane this morning. Every grow is its own microclimate. Nobody can tell you exactly what to do and losses are part of the game. Enjoy the process. Don’t get caught up in yield and efficiency when you are getting started. Do the easy stuff first and see how you like it. If a grow box of oysters is fun, but a couple more and see how you feel. Then work up to a pre-spawned bag and see if that is fun. Then take a look at a liquid culture with a sterilized grain bag. Don’t jump right to a low hood and spore print. First we crawl, then we walk, etc.

[@naftalibendavid]

@@commenthero2514 you’re doing the right thing. See which mushrooms are appropriate for the temperature in your most convenient space. (I love pink oyster but it’s still too cold here so I have to wait. If you’re in the desert, you might not want to try certain species yet.) Don’t have your heart set on 30 tubs of penis envy in 9 weeks. Give yourself months of time and pay attention to your own feelings. You can’t go wrong. Think about what it would take to get a sterile space. Notice how you feel about cleaning. It’s not everyone’s path. It is rewarding and the lessons are unparalleled. But it’s challenging, too, like most meaningful tasks.

[@zhwzh_]

Thanks for that buddy! Its really important to have the perspective of failure when trying something new. It seems at times that everybody is doing fine but you. Thanks!

[@franceslock1662]

There’s not enough information about temperature requirements for different varieties. A simple table listing varieties and their special needs would help you. People probably don’t want to share their data and intellectual property. Especially if it cost them time and money to accumulate. Good luck, I hope you record the conditions and details of your successes and failures.

[@okpen1234]

I started my first mushroom grow as a psychedelic mushroom kit , made an omelette with the shrooms it was a incredible experience. ( Not something I retried again, i have nothing against magic mushrooms but it was a one time experiment for me ) Jump a few years and today I'm a happy gardener wanting to add mushrooms in my grow beds . I got a DIY kit for Xmas for oyster mushrooms. I grew a bit more then A kilo worth, now I got my first homemade culture growing and another kit on it's way to me. Mushrooms are very interesting and I recommend any gardener to have have some growing. My future plan is to have some wine caps growing in mulched beds and some oysters outdoor. The more natural possible. I see a lot of mushroom grows and all the plastic( one time use bags ), gloves , antiseptic , goes against my eco-friendly life. I don't mind reusable bucket grows just not the usual one time use plastic bags... I'm really interested in seeing more outdoor grows ! Morels + wine caps+ oyster and shiitake , any other mushrooms will be bonus ! Keep on posting :)

[@hexis23]

🍄🍄🍄we change lives forever :)

[@williamclarke2245]

I was 62 the first time I tried it. OMG I wasted 62 years! Now my wife is complaining the house and garden are covered in mushrooms of every type.

[@heatherrachel8418]

Amazon sucks, go to your local bookstore instead- they need your business more.

[@mountain-roots]

Kindle/Fire is short for kindling .. Digital book burning and denied access to hidden knowledge. The google book scan

[@juanstarnotip8122]

@@mountain-roots im sorry what now? lol

[@mountain-roots]

@@juanstarnotip8122 Google had a project to scan all of the known books into the database essentially to get rid of hard copy books or control all the knowledge they came up with digital books the digital books are called Kindles and they were on the device with a Kindle Fire for the e-books very much like V for Vendetta getting in trouble for having certain books of religion personal beliefs can you get in trouble for whatever they deem inappropriate from modern society. Always by hard copy book locally or small business in person when you can.. Take care of your cellph

[@manarayofhope2374]

Agreement

[@carrotcake6002]

or just spend your money and time how you wish, you don't owe anyone anything. Unless you gotta kid or something...

[@Southern.Nappiness]

I just received 2 of Paul Stamets' mushroom books as a birthday gift! (Growing Gourmet and Medicinal Mushrooms, and Mycellium Running)😉😉😉

[@FreshCapMushrooms]

both awesome books! ENJOY! Mycelium running was one I read many moons ago and got me super stoked on all things mushrooms

[@ytrebiLeurT]

Nice, congratulations :)

[@timotheustoochi8334]

@@FreshCapMushrooms Sir, please how can I get those mushroom books in Nigeria. Or are there free PDFs of those books that you can share with me.

[@gearbear8235]

@@timotheustoochi8334 if you’re still looking, contact me

[@odinskolnationragnar9528]

Me too GODBLESS ENJOY 😉

[@loho1125]

I jumped straight to level 3🤣. My aunt gifted me dowels for innoculating logs. But I did not have any suitable place for such a log. So, I got my parents pressure cooker, bought some wheat in the grocery store and before I knew it, I had 13 succesful jars of grain spawn, each about one cup, plus four that were contaminated. And then I just followed a simple recipe for substrate, ordered autoclavable bags with micropore filters and harvested my first oyster mushrooms in early march. I am awarw I was extremely lucky that it all went smoothly. I had to quit this hobby after the initial succes cause I needed to study a lot more and didn't find the time for it. I do plan to give it another try at some point though.

[@davehendricks4824]

I’ve got a tip. The easiest mushroom to grow is the wine cap. I know. Last spring I put in a bed 5’ X 7’. Hoped to get a few dozen shrooms. Then a few weeks later I decided I’d like a few dozen more. 2nd bed went in. In September the first bed produced about 200 mushrooms. I was overwhelmed. Gave away what I could. The 2nd bed was put in a little too late. I had to buy an industrial dehydrator because any day now I’m gonna have 2 beds producing. Just a heads up if you’re starting out.

[@eklectiktoni]

What grow zone are you in? I would like to try wine caps after I get my feet wet with an oyster grow kit I bought. But I'm not sure they'll work in my zone (US 9a).

[@davehendricks4824]

@@eklectiktoni zone 5. If it’s shady, they may grow. Gotta keep the beds damp. I used 3 inches of hardwood mulch. 1 inch of straw. Then the mycelium. Then 3 more inches of hardwood mulch.

[@davehendricks4824]

@@eklectiktoni you might wanna try shittake. If you can get your hands on a couple of 3 and a half foot logs. You can drill them and buy mycelium plugs and push them into the logs. They’ll produce for 5 years. And there’s warm area types to grow. Check out field and forest products online. I bought a tabletop farm of shittake and they exploded with mushrooms about 2 weeks after I received it.

[@drew-shourd]

I tend to think that 'easy' is a very subjective term, depending on location, meaning where in the world, what climate, time of year, growing inside or outside, quality of spores, etc. Either way I am glad to hear of your success's bro, wine caps are tasty tasty. Q: Have you ever tried growing morels? If not do you have plans? I heard those are pretty tough to grow, very sensitive to everything.

[@davehendricks4824]

@@drew-shourd I found spores for morels online. Like you said, don’t know the quality. I’ve got a 1/2 acre woods. One section I don’t tread on. I’m thinking of inoculating this spring. Will report back what happens.

[@HangItFIREboom]

I used one of those back to the roots kits, and it's growing right now. I love the videos! I want to get more in to it and you explain things perfectly.

[@robertcochran7103]

Thank you for doing this video. I've watched several of your videos on mushroom growing. I know nothing of the subject, but someone else mentioned mushroom growing to me and that started me researching. Your videos seem to be very well thought out and this one gives excellent advice to beginners or those who are thinking about growing mushrooms. What you say makes sense, is logical, and is just right for beginners.

[@jimcouch2348]

There is a lot of crap on the internet. This is not one. Great tips. Love this video. Great foundational advice and recommendations presented in an easy to understand, objective manner. Thanks for the education. I think I’m ready to get started. Now, which kit to start with?

[@milkyfunnysnoopy]

Tony is the person that bring me to the mushroom world. I'm addicted now lol. Already purchased multiple varieties grow kits, experienced a few different substrates, and successfully made my first grain spawn, all thanks to Tony at Fresh Cap mushroom!

[@meatcreap]

You've helped me so much with my journey! Thank you! I just put my first from-scratch oyster block into my fruiting chamber and I'm so excited. Thanks for all you do!

[@FreshCapMushrooms]

Wonderful! Happy growing!

[@WarrenAllely]

Good luck !!!

[@Idontknow-jj5qf]

@@FreshCapMushrooms Hi I’m relatively new to growing mushrooms I was wondering… is there a limit on how many grain to grain transfers you can do? And how would I create a master plate that can last for years? Would I just take a bunch of spore prints or live cultures to agar from my first batch and use that until I’m out then do the same for the next generation?I’ve heard about how your mycelium or mushrooms can age and become sluggish and how there’s a limit to how many times it can divide with out bad mutations or something like that I just want to make sure I’m doing everything correctly so later on down the road I’m not messing up please and thank you 🙇‍♂️

[@AcrylicGoblin]

I do everything with large, clear plastic totes: growing chambers, still air box, storage.

[@cry6ix]

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[@EveryBerry]

Thank you. I just harvested my very first mushroom yesterday. Your tips are very helpful.

[@hyperqprime]

Thank you dude. This video is much needed.

[@CraftyVegan]

I bought the mushroom kit from back to the roots and had a huge yield (almost a kg) and now I’m waiting on my recycled substrate and stem-butts to finish taking over the 5 kg of used coffee grounds that I’ve split into 6 bags that are currently in a warm corner in my room turning white with mycelium. A proof of concept before I scale up to where I can sell the oyster rainbow to a couple of my favorite restaurants. I doubt I’ll ever get to where I can reliably harvest spores, but I already have a pressure cooker and whole grains for grain spawn. I don’t have enough containers (yet) to grow enough mushrooms to sell, but that’s coming soon enough.

[@ertise]

Thank you so much for your videos! Great content always!

[@jayseflames176]

You’re videos are awesome Bro! Thanks for these tips.

[@drew-shourd]

Smashed those buttons just now, great video and I'm sure a great channel, to help me start this journey....blessings, blessings, blessings.

[@kaseyj6391]

I've been dreaming about growing for quite a while! Wasn't sure exactly how to get started - but you've inspired me to jump in with a grow kit! Thanks for the vid, keep em comin! 🍄🍄🍄🤩

[@FreshCapMushrooms]

Go for it! You won't regret it :)

[@masidaniel1293]

Have you ever been on a trip before?

[@sweatygoblin2335]

After reading a dozen mycology books, I have my first jars of liquid culture and grain spawn cooling before inoculation. Am excite, also pretty sure I'mma fail somehow.

[@ryanf6157]

You got this!

[@ihadaburrito55]

Hiiighh fiiivee

[@playerhater948]

How did it go?

[@peppermintchapstic]

just ordered a presto canner 15lb regulator to do the exact same!

[@gititgiitit5450]

I'm new to this but I've obtained some samples from the woods. And my main goal is to preserve them and hopefully grow them in the future. The thought of contamination scares me.

[@brianmcmanus4286]

I've been binging on content like this for weeks. Growing mushrooms is something I've always wanted to do but have been intimidated by the process. Fixin' to try it tho. Thanks, and cheers!

[@remingtonfrog3170]

Me too, Good Luck to you!☮️🍄

[@sarahbiate4965]

Thank you so much Tony. Learn a lots from you... i’m just a beginner lol!. Love your KZbin♥️

[@lotusjini]

Love your video , learn a lot from you . Thank you 🤗

[@shanetowne6530]

My wife and I got interested when we took walks in the forest. We just took pictures at first. I bought a full kit and that helped my learning curve alot.

[@dennislanigan1082]

Originally saw your videos in late Feb and I already have wine cap spawn running in my garden and oyster buckets about to pop! PCing grain jars right now for shiitake next. Thanks for all of your help!

[@FreshCapMushrooms]

Sounds great! Happy growing!!!

[@gomezfriesen]

Great video! Totally agree. I tried getting into mushroom growing years ago by jumping into level 3... but it was more like level 0.5/4 (trying something way too hard without the tools) I failed and gave up. Last month I finally picked up a blue oyster kit at a farmers market. I just harvested yesterday my first fruitings! And now, I have watched about a hundred videos in the meantime, and I am making notes about the overall process, breaking it down into what I need to get, how much it will cost. I now know why my first experiment failed. I am excited to move onto the next level! Thanks for all your videos!

[@bensheppard8182]

OMG I want that cow picture in the background! Also, great video and excellent information, as always with you guys. Thank you for the quality content.

[@FreshCapMushrooms]

isn't it a cool pic!? look up Steven Brown, that is the artist

[@bensheppard8182]

@@FreshCapMushrooms Excellent, thank you!!

[@davidhalldurham]

Very helpful video! Thank you.

[@ryanmckenna2047]

This channel is awesome!

[@ricksanchez147]

Love your channel!

[@calonstanni]

I bought a kit from midwest garden, and spores from Premium Spores, and AMAZINGLY, I got some shrooms. SO I bought more different spores, agar plates, shoe boxes, coir, straw, 5 kinds of grains, MANY bottles of rubbing alcohol, and I spend hours watching mushroom videos. I've lost my freaking mind.

[@maxhertig7976]

Can I grow mushrooms just from the base of the mushroom?

[@leebugaboo6354]

I live in moral heaven in the spring. How did I not know that you can grow thru the year inside? So excited!!!

[@nicholaskoenig3106]

Taking notes! Great tips and its honestly a relief because mycology can be a bit overwhelming...like you said! #soexcited #startingbasic

[@oOM00Do]

Don’t get discouraged, best advice, you feel like a champion after success

[@giovannibertocci8944]

Those were crazy good tips. If only had I stumbled upon this a couple years back

[@al.kenzie]

Omg yes, overwhelming. Thanks for the breakdown.

[@aidansamuel2500]

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[@Tony770jr]

Good advice... I may go ahead and simply purchase a kit for now!

[@julescircuits845]

Thank you talking spore print! Another amazing video :)

[@brownboy0004]

Thank you for the video

[@keepmoving1185]

Great book recommendations!!

[@FreshCapMushrooms]

Glad you like them! They really are awesome books

[@traciebythesea]

Awesome video.

[@meatpopsicle6244]

I watched Adam Ragusea’s piece on mushrooms and picked up one of the last two lions mane kits from the company featured in his video. First time. Cautiously optimistic.

[@VinInTheGarden]

you're the man Tony

[@lesliewilliams2554]

I did not start with a kit. I felt that I could begin with the five gallon bucket with grain spawn made from watching your videos. So thank you. As of today, I have two five gallon buckets that have pinned in 50% of the holes and as I said, all thanks to you and your videos.

[@laziacoff503]

Excellent presentation. On my playlist.

[@FreshCapMushrooms]

awesome, thanks for watching :)

[@mojavemel]

I got the cosmic queen block from Cascadia Mushroom and finally got a single mushroom after nearly 2 months of trying (guide says it's supposed to start pinning in 14-21 days). I live in a dry and hot environment, I thought it was cool enough in our spring (it was not) and the instructions they gave were to put a plastic bag over it and spray twice a day; I found it dried out too fast even with the regular misting. I made a SGFC and a hygrometer and moved it to the room with the swamp cooler and got it to finally fruit. Going to try a better variety for the temperature and maybe move the rest of the block to the garden and maybe it will fruit later if not it will act as compost. I told myself I would move on from mushrooms if it didn't fruit so now I can't give up even though I just got one haha Anyways, I'm enjoying this channel and hope to learn more.

[@_A_M_I_T_]

🙏🏻 thanks for the insight 🙏🏻

[@siriany]

Thank you for your work

[@FreshCapMushrooms]

thank YOU for watching :)

[@leonardmcglynn4493]

Great Video. Awesome Advice!

[@playegg]

For pressure cookers, I got mine at Rural King for 70 USD. It's only 16qt, but that still makes it more affordable on the hobby side. It's not a bad store to go to in general since everyone I run into there is pretty knowledgeable about where things are. You can also find a lot of the other stuff you need like gypsum, and hardwood pellets there too in 40lb bags for just 5 bucks.

[@dwightj.7895]

Thanks a bunch, much appreciated.

[@aidansamuel2500]

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[@TutorialesdeNaraCarolina]

Tip 7! Me encanta!

[@onsightitify]

I feel so much better now. :)

[@mariannewillars1821]

thank you Tony

[@cuznclive2236]

Thank you!

[@manarayofhope2374]

Thank you that was helpful

[@mahmoudbamarni3803]

thanks for this information

[@FreshCapMushrooms]

thanks for wathcing!

[@kneenja006]

Thanks brother!

[@janika2356]

Since all the kits were sold out that would ship to me, I have a really ambitious project of making grain spawn following your tutorial and then growing the mushrooms in bottles. The liquid stuff I got is for yellow oyster and I really hope that works out. Fingers crossed. Borrowed my Mom's pressure cooker and can't wait to receive the mycelium.

[@adanvalentin06]

I would love to just observe mushrooms in nature, but I live in a contaminated desert so it's a hard quest lmao

[@valeriavagapova]

Growing oysters and shiitake for the first time right now and this was just perfect timing:) I started with more "basic" kits though (so instead of ready-made blocks it's just wood chips + grain spawn + grains + lime/chalk + plastic bags and stuff), so fingers crossed it works out anyway... So far all of my blocks seem to be colonising well so there's hope!! Thank you for the tips!🍄✨

[@valeriavagapova]

How much water should be added to wood chips and how much oxygen it should have is something I'm still figuring out for sure, hoping I got it somewhat right...

[@sweatygoblin2335]

@@valeriavagapova 60% substrate, 40% water, by volume. 5 cups of hardwood pellets, 2 cups wheat bran, to 1.4l of water is what I do.

[@chrisandrejorviedes6487]

Thank you bro I am beginner on this! I already made a few mistakes hahaha

[@FreshCapMushrooms]

i call them "learning opportunities" lol

[@karloskardenas2414]

Golden advice! Thank you Tony!🙏🏻

[@FreshCapMushrooms]

Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching!

[@amymay1215]

I am growing blue oyster mushrooms for the first time using the bucket technique I learned from watching your video.

[@FreshCapMushrooms]

awesome!!! Good luck with it :)

[@aidansamuel2500]

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[@aerobique]

@@aidansamuel2500 i have the feeling you guys might be frauds. 🤔

[@hudson8865]

Thank you.

[@Adezmold]

Am new here, your information helps alot.

[@TheJoshuaFrey]

I'm partway through my first grow and it's went great so far. Started from liquid culture onto rye and from there into some supplemented sawdust blocks. They're colonizing nicely and hopefully I can start fruiting them soon. Those are blue oyster mushrooms and I have a jar of lions mane spawn I'm going to be mixing with another sawdust block tomorrow. I have no idea why more people don't do this. I bought a decent pressure canner but just using a still air box at this point. I understand the desire for a laminar flow hood after messing around with a couple sawdust blocks and grain jars in that little box though. Anyways, I've learned all the steps so far from videos on this channel and I appreciate the helpful content!

[@isaaccutlip5815]

Did they fruit ? What fruiting chamber did you use

[@TheJoshuaFrey]

Yeah, they did. My lions mane did really well, but my oyster mushrooms were a little stunted. I’ll be honest though, my fruiting chamber left a lot to be desired. It was just a clear plastic tub that I covered with poly. I would mist it twice daily and this seemed fine for the lions mane, but didn’t quite cut it for the oysters.

[@isaaccutlip5815]

@@TheJoshuaFrey ok I'm about to do my first grow pink oyster from liquid culture to popcorn then to masters mix then a sgfc. I'll be sure to mist it more and fan a little more. Thanks 👍

[@jayfender851]

I also got a notebook that I dedicated to writing down all my questions and note in. I also use it to write information about the mushrooms I’m growing (I have different pages saying the conditions, substrate, ideal terms and grow times, and time since inoculation ect…)

[@tetsu1000]

r/mushroomgrowers is very ACTIVE for sure

[@florencetafireyi3985]

thank you

[@benthere8051]

I just started last week. My kit is exploding with mushrooms. This is so unlike gardening. I am a big fan of edible mushrooms and I can't wait to see how they taste. Are portobellos easy to grow?

[@FreshCapMushrooms]

Sounds great! Portabellos have a different grow cycle, I wouldn't say they are harder or easier, just different... I will do a video on it!

[@cntrlalltdlt]

Grew some pretty potent GT from this channel

[@NaturallySloan]

Ive been watching him, and i want to try but scared. Any tips so far in your experience?

[@cntrlalltdlt]

@@NaturallySloan I would recommend using uncle Ben's rice tech to inaculate spores. U don't need a fancy set up keep that in mind.

[@NaturallySloan]

@@cntrlalltdlt Thank you! I thought about that or ordering sterilized tek from etsy

[@cntrlalltdlt]

@@NaturallySloan I pretty much spent about $50 that included the spores as far the grow kit I picked up 2 small plastic containers from target $6 each drilled some holes etc n kept up with basic fac.

[@skag_mcmuffin87gaming51]

Sweet, I've got some gt spores I'm ready to get going!

[@carosoncini7562]

I'm just starting and every mistake you said, I already did haha. My first try was sprinkling some spores on hay that I didn't even tried to sterilise 🥲

[@Epizephyrian]

5:40 "Make sure you play by the rules, because in a lot of these ones you can get kicked out, for whatever reason." Here's to hoping that changes soon!

[@thijsvr6200]

Reddit is way more open

[@inphinitezero5499]

Thanks for sharing ur experience and knowledge , this really motivates me to growing The world needs more mushrooms, they will keep us healthy thats why in Asia the life expectancy is much higher over there mushrooms are consumed daily and in the west its not incorporated enough in the diet

[@MrGrombie]

I bypassed stage one and went to stage two. But I also watch a lot of videos and have a garden, fish keeping, and DIY cred lol

[@Howwerelivingfishing]

0:55 I got that exact kit today

[@rickpratt5115]

I got into Chaga a few years back and have found it through out the north east, I have a five gallon glass jug full of Vodka and Chaga.

[@chrisalderson8561]

That shirt is literally a mushroom stamp!

[@dguglielmo]

ugh I want a flowhood so bad!!! probably will be my next big investment step. I should have some space when I move in a couple months. Hope covid lifts, really want to start trying to go to farmers markets.

[@teeonezee]

hi... im thinking of starting mushroom cultivation and your videos and attitude are amazing. Yeah im cynical so fb bans my account daily.

[@christopherbarnard9672]

Dude do they sell those one step shrooms, the ones I want to trip on

[@lonewretch]

Why is steam sterilization a fail? You even have a video showing it worked. This is the problem, the same people sharing conflicting information over and over.

[@nicon6130]

Thanks!!!¡

[@Beardedbeard33]

If I wanted to start growing gourmet mushrooms for side income, what are the top three books, videos, or other media you would recommend for a beginner?

[@mycoshrooms]

I am a teen and do not have a job yet(I want to get one, but we are moving across multiple states soon), so I got to use birthday and Christmas money(which is not much($45)), so I got to start with very inexpensive options Edit: I am starting with a Pleurotus ostreatus kit. Maybe I will try making a stem butt spawn as well

[@neardeathSWAG]

What is that behind you ? I’ve always wondered that and awesome video as always!!

[@FreshCapMushrooms]

glad you like the vids! The thing behind me is a large Reishi fruiting body :)

[@l0lan00b3]

@@FreshCapMushrooms that sucker is huge btw

[@JosephKeenanisme]

Community is cool, especially if you know a few people locally. You can trade cultures and other local stuff like that. With anything there is a learning curve. You also have home product hacks like the 90 second mycologist who uses microwave rice, medical tape, and a hole punch to grow mushrooms on the cheap before buying a pressure cooker or other item that $100 or over. There is a way for almost any budget or skill level to have some fresh mushrooms. Just like with every thing else in life you shouldn't throw in the towel if you have a few set backs. It's like trouble shooting, try to figure out what messed up, correct it and see what happens the next time.

[@alessandrocolombo7016]

respect

[@akdrywallguy60]

Just pressure cooked my 1st grain spawn!

[@gunnerkobra]

7:50 that filter is tripping me out

[@FreshCapMushrooms]

I know lol, looks like a greenscreen almost, didn't think that one through before filming lol

[@strangebrewdesignwrx]

If I was to get a kit could I break up the fruiting block into grain to clone them?

[@ralbiruni]

I have a question: what is the way to dry the whole innoculated subtrate. in order to stock it or send it to a friend?

[@JohnGilbertmechtech]

My grain Spawn block dried out in fruiting and really didn’t produce I saw a tip video that told what to do in case things went awry

[@ahealthyskeptic716]

good info, btw you remind me of Ryan Eggold lol

[@reinebeckwith806]

Where can I find the DIY mushroom cultivation book? It looks really cool and I would love to try it!

[@brandonkrebbs]

Why would I need to cultivate mycelium more than once? Can't I just use the mycelium from the last batch to start the new one? Why wouldn't this work?