If you are new to mushroom growing, you may not be familiar with all of the terminology. Monster Mushroom Company offers at-home mushroom grow kits in order to help you grow mushrooms successfully. Below, we’ll go over some of the common mushroom growing terminology you are likely to hear. Order today!
Common Mushroom Growing Terminology
Cultivation
Cultivation is a broad term that refers to the entire mushroom growing process.
Mycelium
Mycelium is the name for the mushroom culture as you begin the mushroom growing process.
Spawn/Spawning
Spawn is a blend of spores and nutrients that helps to speed up the mushroom growing process. It’s a type of nourishment that functions like fertilizer, ensuring the mushrooms have everything they need to grow.
Colonization
Colonization refers to the process where the mycelium is growing, but there are no mushrooms. Eventually, the mycelium will fully colonize and take over the medium it is growing in.
Inoculation
Inoculation is the term for the growing process of the mushrooms. The spawn is added to the substrate and then placed in a sterile environment in order to help ensure no other mold or fungi grow, too.
Substrate
Substrate is the name for the medium that the mushrooms grow in. This varies by mushroom species, but some types of popular substrates include straw, wood chips, or compost.
Fruiting/Fruiting Chamber
Fruiting is the term for the process where the mushrooms are exposed to fresh air, light, and humidity so that pinheads will form and finish the growing process.
Flush
Flush is the term used to describe the crop of mushrooms once they have grown.
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