Giving mycelium the microphone

Rye Grain vs Millet vs Popcorn: Drain the Grain Jane

Rye Grain vs Millet vs Popcorn: Drain the Grain Jane

Timothy Payne on 27th Mar 2025
Is Rye, Millet or Popcorn the best grain spawn to grow mushrooms? We compare their suitablity for stable, robust cultivation. We’ll also close-out by briefly looking at bulk substrates which are mixed with the grain spawn laterread more
How to Reuse Mushroom Substrate

How to Reuse Mushroom Substrate

Timothy Payne on 24th Oct 2024
When growing mushrooms (or indeed anything), most cultivators understand that increasing the quantity and quality of yields is the primary objective whilst using the least resources and time possible. This may be described overall as efficiency. As exemplaryread more
An Easy Guide to Syringes, Swabs & Prints

An Easy Guide to Syringes, Swabs & Prints

Timothy Payne on 21st Aug 2024
Mushroom cultivation allows us to grow a deeper understanding of fungal biology and the quest to explore the complexities of these organisms. Spores, the reproductive units of mushrooms, are a key element in the life cycleread more
4 Healing Mushrooms for Holistic Health

4 Healing Mushrooms for Holistic Health

Samuel Brooks on 25th Apr 2024
To help commemorate Healing Day this year, we’ve compiled a list of 4 mushrooms that possess the power to heal physically, mentally and/or spiritually. Although there are many reports that promote the health benefits of these mushrooms,read more
Earth Day: Mycelium vs Plastic

Earth Day: Mycelium vs Plastic

Samuel Brooks on 18th Apr 2024
The theme of Earth Day 2024 is ‘planet vs plastics’. So we’re here once again blowing the trumpet of mycelium and its fruiting bodies: mushrooms because yes - you guessed it - mushrooms are an effective solutionread more