Growing Mycelium If you like growing mushrooms, you may want to learn how to grow mycelium in petri dishes. Mycelium refers to the vegetative part of fungi. More specifically, it consists of a mass of branching, thread-like hyphae. Agar petri dishes are commonly used to grow and study mycelium. And now, here are some steps […]
Agar Petri Dishes Agar petri dishes are commonly used in microbiology to culture microorganisms. Agar is a gelatinous substance derived from seaweed that provides a solid surface for microorganisms to grow on. Here is a simple recipe for making agar for petri dishes: Materials: 500 mL distilled water 12 g potato flakes 8 g agar […]
Grain spawn for growing mushrooms Making grain spawn is an important step for growing mycelium. Sterilized grain such as rye, wheat, oats, birdseed or millet is inoculated with spores or mycelium. The mycelium grows throughout the grain, creating a dense mass of fungal tissue that can be used to inoculate a substrate. Common substrates include […]
