Wash your hands thoroughly with warm water and soap for at least 20 seconds, before and after handling mushrooms. What if I touched a mushroom?… Read More »Should You Wash Your Hands After Touching Mushrooms?
Measures to minimize their infestation are (i) Cleaning of the surroundings and inside of mushroom house. (ii) Proper pasteurization of compost and casing material. (iii)… Read More »How Mould Infestation Can Be Managed During Mushroom Cultivation?
These studies show that basidiospores are launched at speeds varying from 0.1 to 1.8 m s−1 and travel over distances of 0.04 to 1.26 mm… Read More »How Far Do Mushroom Spores Travel?
That being said, black mold (Stachybotrys) will not typically produce mushrooms. If you visually see black mold growing mushrooms in the house, it may not… Read More »Can Black Mold Become Mushrooms?
cucumber. Fresh mycelium smells like cucumber, I would say. For a short moment a light and fresh smell fills your nose as soon as you… Read More »What Does Healthy Mycelium Smell Like?
Substrate: Every plant needs a growing medium, and because mushrooms don’t grow in soil, their growing medium (substrate) includes logs, straw, cardboard, or wood chips.… Read More »Can Mushrooms Grow On Dirt?
Oyster mushroom mycelium will definitely NOT out-compete green mold in anything but the most nitrogen poor substrates. Even then, it is usually just a race… Read More »Can Mycelium Outcompete Mold?
How to Tell if Portabella Mushrooms are Bad. Portabella mushrooms should have a firm cap and stem, and the gills should be dry with a… Read More »How Do You Know If Mushrooms Are Okay To Touch?
Mushrooms are not green and they contain no chlorophyll. Therefore, they cannot photosynthesize. Mushrooms obtain their food by metabolizing dead or decaying organic matter, such… Read More »Do Mushrooms Grow On Decaying Matter?
The Short Answer No, mushrooms are a form of fungi, and while mold is also a fungus, mushrooms are not mold. What is mushroom mold… Read More »What Kind Of Mold Is Mushrooms?