Equipment for making a mushroom lab at home Having a workable sterile space as a mushroom laboratory is one of the best ways to kick start your mushroom growing venture off towards success. When you have a sterile environment to work in and the right tools, all your usual mushroom work like poring plates, isolating…
Category: Mushroom Growing
Making a Still Air Box (SAB)
What does a still air box do? A Still Air Box or SAB as known to people in the mushroom community is a still air, partially-sterile closed environment, providing a barrier where air born floating fungal, viral, and bacterial particles can’t penetrate or fall down and contaminate a clean work space. To work effectively…
Want to grow mushrooms but don’t know where to start!
Growing mushrooms is a fun and rewarding activity that can provide you with delicious, fresh produce. The easiest way to get started is to use a mushroom grow kit. It will introduce you to the process of growing mushrooms, and give you the opportunity to learn what mushrooms need in order to thrive. It will…
Easy to Grow Beginners Mushrooms
1. Oyster Mushrooms Oyster mushrooms are by far the best mushrooms to grow at home for beginners. They come in many varieties, including pearl oysters, king oysters, and strikingly colorful pink, blue, and golden oysters. The easiest mushrooms to grow are Oyster mushrooms Shiitake mushrooms Wine cap mushrooms Pioppino mushrooms Lion’s mane…
Substrate Sterilizer Drum
Sterilizer barrels are a great way to ensure that your substrate is free from contaminants. This is especially important for mushroom growers, as these contaminants can ruin all your hard work. The sterilizer barrel achieves this by using the heat transferred from the water at the bottom to permeate upwards and through the substrate killing most…
Identifying Contaimination
What causes mushroom contamination? Contamination in mushroom cultivation and mycology can be caused by a variety of factors. Some common causes include the use of contaminated substrates or spawn, inadequate sterilization or sanitation practices, and the introduction of spores or other contaminants from the surrounding environment. Contaminants can take many forms, including…