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Psilocybe cubensis
[1] Psilocybe Cubensis Psilocybe cubensis is a species of psychedelic mushroom whose principle active compounds are psilocybin and psilocin. The mushrooms are reddish-cinnamon brown to golden brown in color and they will turn -
Fruiting conditions
Edit: (The following is debated because mushrooms can fruit in complete darkness. Light has effects on growth and development but the details require more investigation.) Mushrooms do not use light in the same way that -
Growing with bulk substrates
Bulk substrates are mildly nutritious materials used in mass mushroom cultivation. Bulk substrates are often used in conjunction with a pre-colonized grain spawn substrate. That spawn is then used to inoculate the bulk substrate -
PF tek (guide)
Spore syringe. A spore syringe will contain the mushroom spores needed to inoculate the substrate and begin growing. Vermiculite. Vermiculite is a porous, inert substance that we will use to maintain moisture content inside the -
Panaeolus cyanescens
Panaeolus cyanescens Panaeolus cyanescens (aka Copelandia cyanescens, Hawaiians, blue meanies, Pans and Pan cyans) is a hallucinogenic mushroom that contains psilocybin, psilocin, serotonin, and urea. -
Bulk substrate
Bulk substrates are moderately nutritious materials used in mass mushroom cultivation. Bulk substrates are often used in conjunction with a pre-colonized grain spawn which is used to inoculate the bulk substrate. When moderately nutritious -
Incubation
Template:Mushroom cultivation Incubation is the time after inoculation and before the mycelium has fully colonized the substrate. This is the time at which the fungus has not yet consolidated its hold on the substrate -
Agaricus bisporus
Agaricus bisporus Agaricus bisporus -
Pleurotus ostreatus
Pleurotus ostreatus Pleurotus ostreatus, the pearl oyster mushroom, is a common mushroom prized for its edibility. Long cultivated in Asia, it is now cultivated around the world for food. It is related to the similarly -
Hypsizygus tessulatus
Hypsizygus tessulatus Hypsizygus tessulatus falls under the umbrella concept of the Japanese "Shimeji" mushrooms. Firm textured, this mushroom is considered one of the most "gourmet" of the Oyster-like mushrooms. Recently, this mushroom has been -
Psilocybe cyanescens
Psilocybe cyanescens Water-soaked hardwood chips, available in hardware stores as chips for smoking fish and game. -
Mycology Wiki
Featured species Hypsizygus_tessulatus Hypsizygus tessulatus falls under the umbrella concept of the Japanese "Shimeji" mushrooms. Firm textured, this mushroom is considered one of the most "gourmet" of the Oyster-like mushrooms. Recently, this mushroom -
Inoculation
Inoculation is the process of introducing spores or mycelium culture to a substrate. Most successful cultivators are diligent to maintain sterile conditions when performing any type of inoculation that doesn't involve the mass introduction -
Cultivation
Mushroom cultivation is the intentional introduction of spores or live tissue to favorable conditions in which further growth may take place. Many hobby growers cultivate mushrooms inside of their homes or outdoors on their properties -
Casing
Template:Mushroom cultivation Casing is a fruiting method where a colonized substrate is covered with non-nutritious layer such as peat moss, vermiculite or different mixtures of the previous with various additives. The purpose of -
Mycelium
Mycelium (pl. mycelia) is the collective body of hyphae that constitutes the vegetative stage of a fungus. The mycelium can be considered the main body or form of the fungus and is often described as -
Primordium
A primordium, often referred to as a knot, is the first point at which the development of a fruit body is visible to the naked eye. Primordia often appear as a balling up of mycelium -
Panaeolus
Genus Panaeolus belongs to the family Coprinaceae. It is a relatively small genus of black spored little brown mushrooms with a bell shaped to conical cap and thin, brittle stalk. The sides of the gills -
Fruiting chamber
A fruiting chamber is an enclosed space used to artificially produce an environment that mimics fruiting conditions for a species of mushrooms. Common Designs[] Shotgun FC: Named for the extensive amount of holes which need -
PF tek
The PF Tek ("Psilocybe Fanaticus technique") is a technique or recipe for growing mushrooms using brown rice flour, vermiculite, and half-pint mason jars. The growing method was developed and first made public in 1992 -
Wood-loving species
Wood-loving mushroom species are a subset of mushrooms which survive by decomposing wood and tree products. The vast majority of edible species fall into this category. Edible[] agrocybe aegerita (pioppino), ganoderma lucidum (reishi), grifola -
Dung-loving species
Dung-loving mushroom species grow well on large herbivore manure and often grow well on straw as well. Edible[] Agaricus bisporus Portobello -
Brown rice flour
Brown rice flour (aka BRF), the product of powdering brown rice, is a popular substrate for growing mushrooms. Its use as a substrate was made popular by the use of cake spawns in the PF -
Liquid culture
Template:Mushroom cultivation Liquid culture consists of a sterilized nutritious solution, usually a mixture of water and various kinds of sugars, which has been inoculated with fungus spores or mycelium. Once colonized, liquid culture is -
Pin set
A "pin set" is the late stage visible signs of primordia formation. This happens prior to fruit body formation. Many, but generally not all, of the "pins" will grow to become mushrooms.
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