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Welcome to c/MushroomGrowers

c/MushroomGrowers is a thriving and supportive community for amateur enthusiasts and seasoned professionals passionate about the fascinating world of mushroom cultivation. Whether you're just starting with your first grow kit or managing a commercial operation, this is the place to learn, share, and grow together.

What We Offer

Guides and Tutorials: Step-by-step instructions for beginners and advanced growers.
Expert Advice: Insights from experienced cultivators.
Troubleshooting: Help with common problems like contamination, substrate preparation, and environmental control.
Project Sharing: Showcase your setups, grows, and success stories.
Discussions: Talk about new techniques, species, or industry trends.
Resources: A curated list of helpful tools, suppliers, and educational materials.

Topics We Cover

Indoor and outdoor mushroom cultivation
Sterile techniques and lab setups
Growing gourmet mushrooms (e.g., oysters, shiitake, lion's mane)
Exploring medicinal fungi
Wild mushroom foraging and identification
Sustainable and eco-friendly cultivation practices

Community Guidelines

Be respectful and supportive to all members.
Share your knowledge and experience openly.
Keep discussions on topic and relevant to mushroom cultivation.
Avoid self-promotion unless it contributes meaningful value.
Use the Search function to find answers before posting questions.

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Foraging and Identification

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We encourage you to ask questions, share your successes (and failures!), and help cultivate a global network of knowledge and passion for fungi.

Happy Growing!
The c/MushroomGrowers Team

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What are you growing? (self.mushroomgrowers)

submitted 2 years ago by PerogiBoi to c/mushroomgrowers

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Hey everybody!

What mushrooms are you growing currently? What mushrooms do you plan to grow? What techniques are you using? Why are you growing them?

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[–] PerogiBoi 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I nominate me to go first. Okay.

I'm not currently growing anything but I plan on starting up an grey oyster mushroom grow. I'll probably just buy a pre-colonized block and then grab some spore prints or make a slurry to continue it. I'd like to experiment with different grow mediums and maybe use my 3D printer to create molds and make mycelium sculptures!

[–] jadero 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

The sculpture thing sounds interesting!

I bought one of those oyster mushroom grow kits a couple of years ago. Everything worked great and the mushrooms were good. As we get more into self-sufficiency, I'll probably try a few others and see how it goes.

[–] PerogiBoi 2 points 2 years ago

Lion's Mane is another fun one to try that usually comes in grow kits. The cool thing is that once the blocks are spent (after 3-4 flushes), you can crumble the whole thing up and bury it or throw it in a plant pot and you'll get one or two other smaller flushes.