This glossary is to serve as a reference for both beginners and the advanced, and covers topics concerning the consumption of mushrooms and basic cultivation.
If you are a beginner and want to grow just a few mushrooms, then cakes are better for you since the whole process is shorter and bears less chances of failure.
Some years ago vermiculite originating from one particular mine in the United States was found to contain certain levels of asbestos and the mine was shut down
A few pictures to key words and parts of the process: Germination Fully colonised Cake pinning Pins growing Cake ready for harvest Veil breaking Caps ready for spore printing Casing ready for spore printing Spore printing Hyphal knots Primordia Overlay Photos by DreaMaTrix More pictures in the Growlog archive and the Gallery.