How to Grow Mushrooms from Scratch the Easy Way: A Step-by-Step Guide to Mushroom Cultivation

Mushroom cultivation can be complex, but it can also be simple, easy and fun! This detailed, step-by-step video demonstrates how to grow your own organic mushrooms from scratch at home, without any special skills or equipment. It walks you through the whole process from start to finish.

Take an in-depth look at how to incubate a liquid culture or spore syringe to make grain spawn, how to spawn mycelium to bulk substrate, how to fruit multiple flushes of mushrooms, and get lots of helpful tips and tricks for harvesting, preserving and storing your mushrooms. At the end, learn how to get the most out of your grow using a monotub.

The process outlined in this video is designed for complete beginners, but doesn’t cut corners and allows you to learn and experience the same process that professional cultivators use. With a few successful grows under your belt, you’ll be a full-fledged mycologist in no time!

This is Episode 1, which specifically covers dung-loving mushrooms. Stay tuned for Episode 2 on wood lovers.

Made with love by Fungaia, a heart-centered, donation-based mushroom company
https://www.fungaia.life/

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genetics and liquid culture, visit our favorite culture library:

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Supplies List

The Fungaia Cube Kit
https://www.fungaia.life/shop/kits/?q=cube_kit
An organic, all-in-one grow kit for dung-lover mushrooms

The best liquid culture on the market:
True Blue Genetics
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This is the last genetics provider you will ever need!

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Other Useful Supplies

Pre-Sterilized Grain Bags
https://www.fungaia.life/shop/fertilesubstrate/?q=7lb_grain

Pasteurized, Manure-Based Mushroom Substrate
https://www.fungaia.life/shop/fertilesubstrate/?q=poo_sub

Monotubs and monotub filters: Microppose
https://microppose.com/r?id=h776jn
Discount code FUNGAIA

Fungaia Laminar Flow Hood
https://www.fungaia.life/shop/flowhood/

Bulk Liquid Culture IV Bags
https://www.fungaia.life/shop/spawn/?q=bulk_lc

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More Videos from Fungaia

How to Make Grain Spawn:
https://youtu.be/AvWC55higVw

How to make your own liquid culture
https://youtu.be/ybOImNKrOaY

Advanced liquid culture method
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxbbpDPg4tc

How to make your own injection port jar lids:
https://youtu.be/AwacJaA6qHM

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All content, including music, was created by Paul Lynn. All rights reserved.
© 2024 Alembic Enterprises LLC
Walla Walla, Washington

Please forgive the video/edit quality, I’m learning!

0:00 Intro
1:27 Overview
2:42 Grain
4:12 Substrate
5:30 FYI #1: The 2-Part Process
6:19 FYI #2: Grow Bags vs. Monotubs
7:00 Genetics (Liquid Culture)
9:23 Step 1: Inoculation
13:00 Step 2: Incubation
14:19 Step 3: Spawning
16:35 Step 4: Fruiting
17:35 Harvest
18:35 Storage
19:22 Pro Tip
20:18 Monotub Method
26:42 Outro