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A Guide on Growing Mushroom Indoors
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Is growing mushroom indoors possible? The answer to that is yes, it is indeed possible. Growing mushroom indoors means that you need to know which types of fungi are best grown inside the house. This is a complete guide on growing your own mushrooms in the comfort of your own home. While this is a subject talked about by many gardeners, these tips should help you jumpstart your very own mushroom collection at home!
When growing mushroom indoors, remember that only certain types of mushrooms will thrive indoors. Some popular types of indoor mushrooms include shiitake mushrooms, oyster mushrooms and white button mushrooms. These types have been known to thrive and grow even inside the house. You can find spores of these mushrooms from good dealers online. Do your research and find those that are reputable so that you can acquire your mushrooms from them.
Growing mushrooms indoors can be a simple gardening task if you know what to do. Once you have acquired the mushroom of your choice, find a cool, dark and damp place to put the mushrooms in, as fungi are known to thrive in such places. Place them in a pan, and after three weeks, the spawns should have already rooted – meaning you will see a growth in filaments all throughout the medium.
Give it another three to four weeks, and assuming all goes well, you should see small mushrooms start to form. If you make growing mushrooms indoors a habit, you will notice that mushrooms are tastier and better when produced right inside your home. Remember that you can repeat this process as often as you like to produce a regular mushroom garden at home – once you have harvested your first batch of mushrooms, you can let your spawn rest for about 2 weeks and repeat the process again.
However, in growing mushroom indoors continually, you may notice that the next batches of mushrooms will become smaller and smaller—and this is due to mineral depletion in your medium. When this happens and all the minerals in your medium are gone, you will need to replace your pan with another one and form a brand new garden with more mushrooms.
As can be seen, growing mushroom indoors is a fun and easy process and only requires patience and time to start seeing the first batch of mushrooms. If you are a mushroom lover, you will love the idea of being able to grow your own mushrooms right in your very own home! All you have to do is follow the simple tips and instructions given above and you will certainly become a regular mushroom grower. Share these tips with anyone you know who is passionate about mushrooms and gardening.