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Step-by-step how-to guides for mushroom growers, cooks and enthusiasts.
Cordyceps militaris can be grown on brown rice in jars, but it needs sterile technique and controlled light. Here's the process step by step, with conditions and yields from published research.
Cap, gills, stem, ring, volva and mycelium: a clear guide to the parts of a mushroom, how they work, and why features like the volva matter for safe identification.
How to choose, clean and store fresh mushrooms: fridge temperatures, paper bags vs plastic, whether to wash them, and how to freeze them, based on university and FDA guidance.
A step-by-step guide to drying mushrooms in a dehydrator or oven, with temperatures, dryness tests, storage tips and safety advice from university food preservation guides.
A beginner's guide to mushroom microscopy: what microscope to buy, the basic kit and stains, how to make a spore slide, calibrate your eyepiece and measure spores.
A step-by-step guide to treating straw for oyster mushrooms with hot water or hydrated lime, with safety tips and what on-farm and university trials found.
Cheap hygrometers often struggle at the high humidity mushrooms need. Here's how to choose one, where to put it, and how to check it at home with table salt.
Make your own grain spawn: choosing a grain, soaking and draining, lime and gypsum, sterilisation times, three ways to inoculate, incubation and shaking, contamination checks and storage, all from published procedures.
A pressure cooker is the key tool for sterilising grain and supplemented sawdust. Learn why 15 psi matters, dial vs weighted gauges, a step-by-step cycle, sterilisation times by load, altitude, and safety.
A spore print needs only a mushroom cap, paper and a bowl. Learn the method, how long to wait, how to print boletes and brackets, how to fix a print, and what spore colour can and can't tell you.
