Growing Medium For Mushrooms
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The type of growing medium for mushrooms varies with the mushroom species you are trying to grow.
While there are mushrooms that can grow on almost any medium, some will only grow on certain material.
A good example would be truffles. They are only known to grow in the soil underground and near the base of a tree.If you try you grow truffles on a log or stump, good luck. You’ll probably have passed before it grows.
For a species like oyster mushrooms, they can grow on a great variety of medium. Oyster mushrooms can grow on coffee grounds, sawdust, wood chips, logs, and even almost any kind of straw you can get your hands on. This pretty much categorizes oyster mushrooms as growing on woody material.
So before growing your own mushrooms, go do a little research on what growing medium suits your species. It is better to take a little time to get to know what medium helps your species grow best so you can have a successful harvest, rather than rushing only to later find out it isn’t going to work.