ESSENTIAL ARTICLES
New to mushrooms? You’ve come to the right place. At FreshCap, we know mushrooms. And we want to share that knowledge with you! Growing mushrooms can be a ton of fun. But there is so much to lear...
New to mushrooms? You’ve come to the right place. At FreshCap, we know mushrooms. And we want to share that knowledge with you! Growing mushrooms can be a ton of fun. But there is so much to le...
Mycelium, agar, colonization... what does it all mean? Here's a quick primer on some of the most common terms used in mushroom cultivation. Agar: A seaweed derived powder used to make a nutrified...
- All posts
- best mushrooms to grow
- Blue Oyster
- bucket tek
- casing layer
- Category_Advanced Mushroom Cultivation
- Category_Best Mushrooms to Grow
- Category_Cadidates for Cultivation
- Category_Essential Articles
- Category_General
- Category_General>Grower Profile
- Category_General>Guides
- Category_General>Miscellaneous
- Category_General>Supplies
- Category_General>Tips
- Category_Grow Mushrooms
- Category_Grow Outdoors
- Category_Guides
- Category_Health
- Category_How to Grow Mushrooms
- Category_Learn
- Category_Main Dishes
- Category_Mushroom Identification
- Category_Mushrooms
- Category_Mushrooms for Health
- Category_Mushrooms>Blue Oyster
- Category_Mushrooms>King Oyster
- Category_Mushrooms>Lion’s Mane
- Category_Mushrooms>Pink Oyster
- Category_Mushrooms>Reishi
- Category_Mushrooms>Shitake
- Category_Mushrooms>Yellow Oyster
- Category_Snacks
- Category_Straw Logs
- Category_The Cultivation Process
- Category_Tools for Mushroom Cultivation
- Category_Uncategorized
- Category_Video
- Category_Videos
- contamination
- grow
- Grow Mushrooms
- grower profile
- growing
- growing mushrooms
- growing on straw
- Guides
- home growing
- indoor growing
- King Oyster
- lab work
- lime
- lions mane
- Miscellaneous
- mushroom kits
- outdoor growing
- oyster mushrooms
- pasteurization
- Pink Oyster
- reishi
- shaggy mane
- shiitake
- soy hulls
- spawn
- spore print
- straw
- straw logs
- substrate
- Supplies
- Tips
- Tips. Guides
- Video
- Yellow Oyster
- YouTube
Growing Pink Oyster Mushrooms At Home (Easy Backyard Grow)
Pink Oysters mushrooms are one of the easiest species to grow. They are fast to colonize, produce a ton of fruits and aren’t at all afraid of less than perfect conditions. I just recently finishe...
The EASY Way To Make Mushroom Grain Spawn At Home
Making grain spawn at home doesn’t have to be that complicated. If you can make spawn yourself, it allows you to grow basically any type of “cultivatable” mushroom you want. Read on to find out...
How To Grow Reishi In A "Mini Greenhouse" - Backyard Reishi Cultivation
Believe it or not, it's actually not that hard to grow your own medicinal mushrooms. Of course, it can be complicated- but I wanted to show you an easy way to grow your very own Reishi mushrooms ...
Grower Profile: Cascadia Mushrooms in Bellingham, Washington
At first glance, mushroom mycelium can be somewhat unassuming. Because it doesn’t look like much is happening, the casual observer might not expect anything from this white filament like substan...
How Big Does Reishi Grow? The Story Of The Big Reishi
Reishi is one of the most popular and well known medicinal mushrooms in the world. It has a long history of use, and is typically used by making a tea or tincture. People take Reishi for vitalit...
Different Types Of Grain Spawn
When making grain spawn, the gold standard has always been rye grain. And that makes sense. Rye is widely available, hydrates well- and is universally loved by almost any mushroom species. But w...
Not all gourmet mushrooms can be found at the grocery store. Sometimes it’s because nobody has figured out how to grow them commercially- like in the case of Morels or Chanterelles. But Shaggy Ma...
Grow Mushrooms Easy In A 5 Gallon Bucket
I’ll admit, growing mushrooms can get complicated… but it doesn’t have to be that way. Sometimes it can be dirt simple- and that’s why I love the 5 gallon bucket method. It requires no special skil...
How To Make A Mushroom Spore Print
Learning how to make a mushroom spore print is an essential skill for any budding mycologist. If you’re interested in foraging for wild mushrooms, spore printing can help identify exactly what m...
Growing Mushrooms on Soy Hulls (The Masters Mix)
One of my favorite things about being a dedicated mushroom grower is that I’m constantly learning new things. As soon as I think I have it all figured out, I’ll try something new that changes eve...
A Simple Way to Grow Mushrooms Indoors
I’m always looking for simple and effective ways to grow mushrooms at home. You see, I ‘m a bit of a mushroom growing nerd- so I don’t mind going down the rabbit hole to try and find the best gr...
Growing Mushrooms Using a Casing Layer
If you’ve ever seen pictures of a button-mushroom farm, you might be asking yourself … why does it look like all the mushrooms are growing out of the soil? Aren’t mushrooms supposed to grow from ...