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Fully colonized agar plate of healthy white mushroom mycelium showing dense rhizomorphic growth

Is Your Liquid Culture Contaminated? How to Tes...

By Edward Grand, PhD — mycologist and fungal geneticist If you're wondering whether your liquid culture is contaminated, looking at the syringe usually won't give you a reliable answer. Healthy...

Is Your Liquid Culture Contaminated? How to Tes...

By Edward Grand, PhD — mycologist and fungal geneticist If you're wondering whether your liquid culture is contaminated, looking at the syringe usually won't give you a reliable answer. Healthy...

Spore swab on agar plates with stack of research plates in background

How to Use a Spore Swab for Mushroom Cultivatio...

Are spore swabs replacing spore syringes? Spore swabs have become an essential way to preserve, share and grow new mushroom genetics. People who have been in the hobby for a...

How to Use a Spore Swab for Mushroom Cultivatio...

Are spore swabs replacing spore syringes? Spore swabs have become an essential way to preserve, share and grow new mushroom genetics. People who have been in the hobby for a...

Mature Amanita muscaria with a red white-flecked cap and a white ring on its stem, on a mossy forest floor

Did the Amanita Muscaria Mushroom Influence the...

Most people picture Santa Claus the same way. A cheerful figure in a red suit trimmed with white, crossing snowy country behind a team of reindeer, delivering gifts in the...

Did the Amanita Muscaria Mushroom Influence the...

Most people picture Santa Claus the same way. A cheerful figure in a red suit trimmed with white, crossing snowy country behind a team of reindeer, delivering gifts in the...

Sterile stainless steel work surface in a mushroom clean room with agar plates and a filtered air hood

Mushroom Clean Room: What 70% Alcohol and Bleac...

Most contamination advice for mushroom growing stops at "keep it clean" and "wipe things down with 70% alcohol." That advice is incomplete in a way that costs people grows, because...

Mushroom Clean Room: What 70% Alcohol and Bleac...

Most contamination advice for mushroom growing stops at "keep it clean" and "wipe things down with 70% alcohol." That advice is incomplete in a way that costs people grows, because...

Growing Mushrooms in Dry Climates: Tips and Tricks

Growing Mushrooms in Dry Climates: Tips and Tricks

Growing mushrooms in dry climates can be challenging but entirely possible with the right techniques. For growers in arid regions like Arizona or Colorado, managing moisture is key to achieving...

Growing Mushrooms in Dry Climates: Tips and Tricks

Growing mushrooms in dry climates can be challenging but entirely possible with the right techniques. For growers in arid regions like Arizona or Colorado, managing moisture is key to achieving...

Where to Buy Mushroom Grow Kits in Arizona: Your Guide to Easy Cultivation

Where to Buy Mushroom Grow Kits in Arizona: You...

Mushroom cultivation is gaining popularity in Arizona, and for good reason. Whether you're interested in growing gourmet mushrooms or experimenting with different species, having access to high-quality mushroom grow kits...

Where to Buy Mushroom Grow Kits in Arizona: You...

Mushroom cultivation is gaining popularity in Arizona, and for good reason. Whether you're interested in growing gourmet mushrooms or experimenting with different species, having access to high-quality mushroom grow kits...