Sterilization vs Pasteurization: Which Does Your Mushroom Substrate Need?
Pasteurization or sterilization? Knowing the difference can save you time, energy, and contaminated blocks. We’re breaking down when to use each method, what your substrate actually needs, and exploring an experiment from the Swamp Fox Fungi grow room: 80/20 hardwood sawdust and wheat bran treated at 190°F for 5 hours. Let’s look at what the research says and where there’s still room to experiment.
Does Growing Mushrooms Make You a Better Human?
Growing mushrooms is about far more than producing food. From patience and sustainability to community and resilience, mushroom cultivation teaches lessons that can change how we see nature, waste, growth, and even ourselves.
Growing Mushrooms is Mimicing Nature!
Growing mushrooms doesn't have to be complicated. By understanding how moisture, fresh air, humidity, temperature, light, and genetics work together, you can recreate nature and grow healthy mushrooms almost anywhere! From logs and garden beds to tubs and fruiting tents. Learn the biology behind fruiting and become a better cultivator by understanding the why, not just the how.