Woodpellets
Wood pellets are mass produced for the biomass market through a process whereby the sawdust is passed through a pellet dye at high temperature and pressure. The act of compression…
Straw: Pellets
Possibly the easiest way to grow oyster mushrooms. You can also grow golden reishi on straw pellets. The method detailed below describes slight variations depending on the type of crop…
Cloche
This is a design for a cloche to cover a trench culture of Reishi or Maitake. However, this could also be used for other methods of creating mushroom beds for…
Polytunnels
Mushroom Grow Tent
Adapting an inexpensive PVC greenhouse into a small grow “tent” is a simple way to scale-up from the Shotgun fruiting chamber. Modifying a 4-tier greenhouse or the slightly larger “walk-in”…
Shotgun Fruiting Chamber
A shotgun fruiting chamber is a simple and effective setup used in mushroom cultivation. This chamber provides the ideal conditions for the fruiting stage of mushroom growth, creating a high-humidity…
Straw: Lime Pasteurisation
Using lime, calcium hydroxide (CaHO2) to create a highly alkaline solution that effectively kills most microorganisms. By adding 12g per 100l of water you will increase the pH of the water…
Ericoid
The order Ericales is a worldwide group of closely related families, perhaps best known in the UK by the Ericaceae family – heathland plants such as Calluna (heather), Vaccinium (bilberry)…
Monotropoid
Until fairly recently the mycorrhizal association formed by plants of the Montropaceae were classified as arbutoid. However, fundamental differences were noted and resulted in a new category of mycorrhiza being…
