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Growing guides & field notes

Long-form articles on the parts of cultivation that are easy to get wrong: moisture, contamination, fruiting conditions, harvest timing and safety.

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How to Start Growing Mushrooms at Home: A Beginner's Guide

The complete first-grow walkthrough: what you actually need, the four stages every grow passes through, and the mistakes that sink most first attempts.

RHR. Halloway·August 14, 2026·11 min read

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BeginnerAugust 14, 2026

How to Start Growing Mushrooms at Home: A Beginner's Guide

The complete first-grow walkthrough: what you actually need, the four stages every grow passes through, and the mistakes that sink most first attempts.

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Spore & CultureAugust 2, 2026

Liquid Culture vs. Grain Spawn: What to Choose

Both carry live mycelium, but they behave very differently in a grow. Here is how to decide which starting material suits your setup.

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SubstrateJuly 22, 2026

Substrate Preparation and Hydration Basics

Moisture content is the variable that decides whether your block thrives or stalls. Here is how to measure it, hit it, and check it by hand.

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BeginnerJuly 10, 2026

Understanding Colonization and Contamination

How to read a colonising block: what healthy mycelium looks like, what contamination looks like, and what to do the moment you see it.

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FruitingJune 28, 2026

Fruiting Conditions: Temperature, Humidity, and Fresh Air

Three dials decide whether a fully colonised block pins or just sits there. Here are the ranges, and what going outside them actually looks like.

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SafetyJune 15, 2026

How to Prevent Mold and Bacterial Contamination

Contamination is not bad luck — it is a chain of small lapses. This is the workflow that removes most of them.

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BeginnerMay 30, 2026

Harvesting Mushrooms at the Right Time

A window of a few hours decides texture, shelf life and whether a second flush arrives. How to read the signs.

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SafetyMay 18, 2026

Drying and Storing Mushrooms Safely

Mushrooms are roughly 90% water. Getting them below 10% quickly is the difference between months of storage and a jar of mould.

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SafetyMay 4, 2026

Mushroom Safety: Spore Allergies and Wild Foraging Warnings

The things that actually hurt home growers: spore exposure, contaminated substrate, and the single most dangerous mistake — eating a wild mushroom.

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RecipesApril 20, 2026

Scaling Mushroom Cultivation for Larger Batches

Going from a shelf of jars to a room of blocks changes what fails. Here is what to upgrade, in what order, and what to ignore.

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