How to Grow Mushrooms from Scratch the Easy Way: A Step-by-Step Guide to Mushroom Cultivation

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Mushroom cultivation can be complex, but it can also be simple, easy and fun! This detailed, step-by-step video demonstrates how to grow your own organic mushrooms from scratch at home, without any special skills or equipment. It walks you through the whole process from start to finish.
Take an in-depth look at how to incubate a liquid culture or spore syringe to make grain spawn, how to spawn mycelium to bulk substrate, how to fruit multiple flushes of mushrooms, and get lots of helpful tips and tricks for harvesting, preserving and storing your mushrooms. At the end, learn how to get the most out of your grow using a monotub.
The process outlined in this video is designed for complete beginners, but doesn’t cut corners and allows you to learn and experience the same process that professional cultivators use. With a few successful grows under your belt, you’ll be a full-fledged mycologist in no time!
This is Episode 1, which specifically covers dung-loving mushrooms. Stay tuned for Episode 2 on wood lovers.
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Upcoming videos:
Introduction to Mushroom CultivationIntroduction to Sterile Culture Technique
How to Make Agar Media and Pour Petri Dishes
The Basics of Breeding
Storing Genetics and Managing a Mushroom Culture Library
Troubleshooting Contamination: Identification, Prevention and Problem-Solving
Working with Mushroom Grow Bags
Making Substrate for Dung-Loving Mushrooms
Making Substrate for Wood-Loving Mushrooms
Building a Home Lab
The Laminar Flow Hood
The Fungaia Flow Hood Kit
DIY Bulk Pasteurizer
DIY Cold Storage
DIY Humidifiers
DIY Water Filtration
Tyndallization: How to Make Grain Spawn without a Pressure Cooker
Low-Tech Mushroom Cultivation with Cold Pasteurization
Outdoor Mushroom Cultivation
The Liquid Culture Revolution: 5 Ways Liquid Culture Will Change the World
Fungaia's Bulk Liquid Culture System
R.E.M.I.S.: The Remarkably Efficient Mass Inoculation System
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All content, including music, was created by Paul Lynn. All rights reserved.
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Please forgive the video/edit quality, I’m learning!
0:00 Intro
1:27 Overview
2:42 Grain
4:12 Substrate
5:30 FYI #1: The 2-Part Process
6:19 FYI #2: Grow Bags vs. Monotubs
7:00 Genetics (Liquid Culture)
9:23 Step 1: Inoculation
13:00 Step 2: Incubation
14:19 Step 3: Spawning
16:35 Step 4: Fruiting
17:35 Harvest
18:35 Storage
19:22 Pro Tip
20:18 Monotub Method
26:42 Outro

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@ashleyrosethehuman 3 ай бұрын

When you came back in the wizard cloak, I knew this channel was for me

@obsessedgro 2 ай бұрын

To bad he was calling everyone “O What A Goof You Are” (OWAH TAGU FIAM)

@secretgardenreiki 4 ай бұрын

This is by far the best start to finish 'how to grow mushrooms' video I've seen! I've been growing mushrooms for a couple years, and yet got so drawn in by the way Paul presents this process that I was shocked by much I learned...including the magic chant...lol! I ordered a complete kit after watching the video (don't tell anyone at my house...every shelf is already covered with colonizing/spawning/fruiting tubs!), and it shipped before the ink was dry on my email! Love your mission, Paul - and the way you are 'colonizing' the world with your Spirit!

@_fungaia 4 ай бұрын

Thank you my friend, I hope it grows beautifully for you!

@ddsherds50 4 ай бұрын

It really surprises me how many people are not on this channel

@milomordhorst8129 2 ай бұрын

Agreed. Learn more from 3 videos that I have in 3 years of bouncing around

@Ethan-vm1rg Ай бұрын

Seriously. This guy really is the golden teacher🙏🏽 so easy to learn from and I appreciate his work.

@Propqueen Ай бұрын

Ok. I was getting a bit bored and BAM 💥 MAGIC! What a goof you are!

@Cumgguzzler 3 ай бұрын

ITS SO DETAILED only channel I’m watching when looking for tips also I’m going to buy your kit RIGHT NOW. Your amazing

@MissBlackMetal 2 ай бұрын

I was not expecting to be laughing so much at a mushroom cultivation video. OWAH TAGU FIAM! OWAH TAGU FIAM! You're hilarious! 😂 Also, the tip about the candle creating a rising column of heat under which is a small but fairly sterile environment -- that was completely new to me, thank you for sharing that! As a brand-new almost-mycologist, I've been devouring "mycology for beginners" videos over the past week, and none of them have mentioned that tip. I also really appreciate the explanation and tips regarding the substrate/grain mix ratio for your bags, because I'm thinking I might start with growing from bags before trying Monotubs. 1:1 ratio, got it! Thank you! Immediately subscribed!

@mikexibalbafarms4169 4 ай бұрын

This is the best cultivation video I've ever seen 🙌 thank you Fungaia!

@cindyjohnson6444 4 ай бұрын

You are absolutely right about the other all-in-one bags. Takes very long and different problems did arise!

@rgrant6309 4 ай бұрын

Thanks again for sharing. Looking forward to the next video.

@cm13raindrop Ай бұрын

Getting ready to embark on a new journey of mushroom cultivation... I've been watching lots and lots of KZfaq videos and reading a plethora of articles. This cat seems the most genuine and knowledgeable and I will be following him and buying his products ❤ thank you bro 🙏

@Lukecarey-sd2ik 4 ай бұрын

All I can say is THANK YOU! I will be taking every bit of your advice and putting it into action! Cube kit and true blue here I come 🎉

@jadenberry7305 Ай бұрын

Fungaia's products truly are the best. I bought several different products from different companies to see which is best, and Fungaia's was by far superior! I wish I would've known about this channel a long time ago. Keep up the good work, Fungaia, and thanks for all the knowledge.

@akdrywallguy60 4 ай бұрын

Man, I wish that I could have seen this a couple of years ago! It would have saved me some pretty serious growing pains... Mush Love!

@danielhansen7019 4 ай бұрын

For real dude dose great work

@stadavsten 2 ай бұрын

Paul Lynn, my new hero buddy

@cm13raindrop Ай бұрын

Oooohhh i love this guy 😅 nothing better than making it fun to learn

@Xulzen Ай бұрын

Excellent info well presented in a entertaining fashion. Thanks for your efforts and keep it up!

@rewty 2 ай бұрын

Howzit! Mahalo for making these. Enjoying your videos from Hawaii

@NihilisticRealism 3 ай бұрын

you are going to go far with this stuff. keep it up

@40NPermaculture Ай бұрын

So awesome!! Your channel is great!!!

@jackhalusk5224 4 ай бұрын

Great job

@cindyjohnson6444 4 ай бұрын

I’ve watched 50 videos: learned a lot from this one others never covered - look forward to trying your kit!! ❤

@Jimskalajim12 4 ай бұрын

Fantastic videos! I’ve been contemplating getting into mushroom growing and your channel and videos have given me some real insight and inspiration! Thank you so much! Is there any chance you could do a video on the most cost effective way to be a home diy mushroom grower with a grow tent ? Again thank you and keep up the good work

@supriyomandal762 4 ай бұрын

I love your content . Love from India

@karlbuttler 3 ай бұрын

Well if I get started in this, think I will buy your kit and true-blue and see what grows, looks pretty simple and fun......k

@user-ds4ed1mi5z 4 ай бұрын

Exilent comprehensive vidio the only hair I'm guna pick is about co2 and the fact that it does not sink out the bottom holes, it defuses due to Brounion motion and thermodynamics fresh air is pulled into the bottom holes as warm co2 rich humid air leaves out the top, the mycelium makes a small amount of heat, yes co2 is heavier than air but it does not stratofy in the tub it does not settle out, other than this what an amazing vidio. No boring long sections and everything need is shown and explained.

@_fungaia 4 ай бұрын

Cool, thanks for the info! And I appreciate the kind feedback.

@mahdishariaty9881 2 ай бұрын

Thank u brother👑❤🌹

@nathanratermann9204 2 ай бұрын

Just bought this. I have yours, and two other companies. One is already showing mycelium. The other was just inoculated yesterday. As soon as yours gets here I will do it. They will be about three weeks apart on all of them.

@crazypieman9 2 ай бұрын

What?? The incantation IS NOT optional thank you very much.

@LoFox 2 ай бұрын

After watching one of your videos, i placed an order with True Blue Genetics. I didn't realize y'all were based in Walla Walla. As a Sharpstein Stomper, living in the Sonoran desert, I'm touched.

@beat1234561 2 ай бұрын

ive seen so many fungaia videos and i need to know ... whats in the buckets?!! also thank you for getting me obsessed with growing mushrooms :)

@anonymousjb1987 3 ай бұрын

Oh what a goof I am lmao I actually was doing the enchantment along with him

@BearMeat4Dinner 4 ай бұрын

The cube name for the kit.. fits well 😊

@m.i.c.h.o 3 ай бұрын

Couple things to add/ critique, though I don't want to give sources because it's late at night and I'm lazy (feel free to correct me!): - Mycelium doesn't need light, light's only function in the growing process is giving the fruiting bodies a direction to grow towards, like a "grow upwards" sense. Mushrooms have been cultivated and fruited in complete darkness. - Side pinning is not caused by light reaching the sides. People who use liners for the purpose of blocking light from getting to the sides still get side pins. I believe the real reason people get side pins is because the mycelium sees that the fruiting conditions (like moisture) are better on the sides and bottom of the cake, deciding to fruit there as opposed to the more-dry top. - The initial casing layer (when you spawn to bulk in the video) is a good step to prevent contamination during cake colonization, but this is seen as more of a fake casing layer- not that it's a bad idea, but because an 'actual' casing layer is added after colonization and before fruiting conditions are set into place. This 'secondary' casing layer is used to achieve better fruiting conditions on the top, also so you can prevent side and bottom pinning. But really, from a fellow mushroom hobbyist, great video!! Really nice to see more of these full start to finish mushroom cultivation walkthrough videos.

@bradleyj1740 3 ай бұрын

crazy how you need basically a whole lab to grow these but they grow in nature

@jasonshults368 4 ай бұрын

Pasteurized substrate is the way to go.

@dcfromthev 3 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for the amazing content, it is so helpful for us just getting into this stuff! Is Fungaia the name of your company as well?

@jamesboreson 28 күн бұрын

Is it pertinent to use food safe liner for your tubs? If sp what did you use?

@kittydatkat162 3 ай бұрын

Got my kit super fast! I ordered last weekend and everything arrived Tuesday? Or was it Wednesday? Either way I was surprised. Getting the rest of the gear today to start my mycology journey! Thank you and TBG! OH and i'll prolly use my vw atlas to inoculate in. 😅🎉

@_fungaia 3 ай бұрын

Woohoo!

@billymorris129 3 ай бұрын

does doing it in a monotub also produce subsequent flushes? Or only 1?

@Dangerouswildarachnids 4 ай бұрын

Hi Awesome video could I just ask if true blue genetics ship to the uk thanks

@_fungaia 4 ай бұрын

I'm not sure, you'll have to reach out to them!

@Ethan-vm1rg Ай бұрын

Do you mist the lid and sides of the tub after misting the casing layer in preparation for colonization or do you just mist top of substrate then close it up and wait to colonize before transferring to fruiting conditions?

@CivilWarz 3 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for your cool demeanor and enthusiastic teaching style. You make learning fun as hell. Mush love 🍄🫶🏽

@timmy8808 4 ай бұрын

Subscribed

@RICAXU100 2 ай бұрын

the best

@franweima-xn6pt 2 ай бұрын

Do you ship to Canada?

@michaellutz8497 4 ай бұрын

If i ordered lc from tbg and got the same variety in multiple syringes; would it be worth the risk of contam to inoculate more than once to speed things up?

@_fungaia 4 ай бұрын

You can certainly try it, but I don't think it's worth the trouble. Too much LC can actually over-saturate the grain, and at best it will save you a couple of days of incubation. Better to just make twice as much spawn!

@BostonBADCOG 2 ай бұрын

Would ortho-phthalaldehyde(OPA) work better than isopropyl alcohol(IPA) for mycology work? From what I can find, IPA doesn't kill spores very well and it can damage fungi. I've never used OPA before, but a cursory look made me wonder if it would be a better disinfectant to use for this purpose or not? IPA seems better than Iodine, ethanol, bleach, or hydrogen peroxide, but it would be nice to see a full review done.

@nofunclub Ай бұрын

Subbed

@secretgardenreiki 4 ай бұрын

When I posted my original comment, I mentioned that I couldn't resist trying a Fungaia Cube Kit with True Blue Genetics culture, despite the fact that I had a 'colonizing closet' filled with 90 second rice bags, all-in-one grow bags from a variety of sources, as well as some PF tek mason jars. And wow...I am so glad I did...! Some of my original 'projects' had been colonizing for over a month when I inoculated the bag of grain that came with the cube kit on 14 FEB (that's right...I spent Valentine's Day with mycelium culture and rye berries...and Mushroom Music...try not to judge me too harshly...lol!). The bag was completely colonized less than two weeks later, and last night I made my first attempt at spawning to bulk in a monotub (more to follow on how things work out...). PS - in those two weeks, several of the all-in-one bags grew more mold than mycelium, so from now on, this is how I'm going to roll!

@johnunderwood7786 2 ай бұрын

Just curious if you grow worked out?

@secretgardenreiki 2 ай бұрын

@@johnunderwood7786 It did - amazingly well! Sadly, I didn't weigh my first harvest - I was too excited about the grow and getting them into use that I totally forgot! What I can share is that the monotub was completely full when I harvested the first flush, and almost half full for the second flush. My second and third monotubs are in fruiting conditions now, will update again when I weigh those harvests. Thanks!

@joeferris5086 9 күн бұрын

I noticed you said to inject the full syringe. 10ccs? Most all in one bags and people on reddit say 3-5cc max. What is the reason for this?

@drstraange1 4 ай бұрын

Question: my grain bag is a bit dry would putting in a plastictub and added moisture on surrounding walls help bring back anything in bag?

@_fungaia 4 ай бұрын

Keeping the bag in a humid environment will help keep it from drying out more, but it won't restore moisture that has already escaped. The best way to get more water into the mix will be to mist heavily when you spawn it into substrate.

@drstraange1 4 ай бұрын

@@_fungaia awesome thank you, I will do so

@swagdaddykushtooth8176 3 ай бұрын

OWAH TAGU FIAM!

@raytry69 3 ай бұрын

11:02 LOL :D

@aleniko17 3 ай бұрын

Owah tegrei tuto re-all

@user-rv1xx8yi9y 4 ай бұрын

Have you heard of anyone having any success with cultivating the Pine mushroom?

@nikiel666 4 ай бұрын

❤

@user-nm5qb6dj1m 4 ай бұрын

careful with isopropyl and candles flames peeps! very flammable

@AD-gi9zg 4 ай бұрын

I was thinking that too. Maybe move the isopropanol away from all flame. Spraying it anywhere near a flame could be particularly problematic.

@davidstick9207 3 ай бұрын

70% will not catch flame. However 90% will. Use 90% to flame utensils...but use 70% to clean surfaces. 70% does not evaporate as quickly as 90% allowing greater contact time for cleaning surfaces.

@AD-gi9zg 3 ай бұрын

@@davidstick9207 I read your comment, took a spray bottle of 70% into another room, and sprayed it directly on a lighter flame, from 3 inches away (over the bathroom sink). It did burn. It was not as flammable as I had expected. I was able to extinguish the resultant alcohol flames easily on my hand and lighter. Nonetheless, I think there is a potential fire hazard in an enclosed space, particularly if that area had a lot of alcohol vapour in it. It's best to be cautious with 70% IPA and flame.

@davidstick9207 3 ай бұрын

@AD-gi9zg I have worked in molecular labs all my life. I have a PhD. We have never had a fire with 70%. Take it for what that is. It is 140 proof. You can pour 100 proof whiskey in a pan and ignite it to deglaze it. It burns for 10...15 seconds. And it burns cool enough to put your hand in it and not get burned

@davidstick9207 3 ай бұрын

@AD-gi9zg one thing I should be very clear about...so someone don't hurt themselves...no liquid...no solid...burns. It is the gases given off from heated liquids or solids that burn. Can you take a candle...pour 70% alcohol on the table and and dip that candle into the spilled alcohol and cause a fire? Yes. You can do that with 80 proof vodka too...which is 40% alcohol. But liquids don't burn. It is the atomized molecules of the alcohol that burns. If the concentration of the atomized alcohol molecules are not in a great enough concentration...they can not burn. In a hood...with the fan off...you can spray 70% to clean...have a candle burning...nothing happens because you don't have the concentration necessary for ignition. YOU CAN IF YOU SO SPRAY 90%. Most people playing with fungi...do not have hoods...they have HEPA filter blowing air...which disperses alcohol molecules. Even if you don't have that running...you are in a room. The molecules disperse so fast...they don't ignite. But they can with 90%. If people are worried...don't have a candle burning. But spraying your bag...or a paper towel...with 70%...even if the candle is right there...is not the issue one would think.

@alkeryn1700 2 ай бұрын

you should not dry them at room temperature but the highest temp of a food dehydrator. there are studies on this, but tldr, they are gonna lose a lot more potency by staying wet longer than with the heat, psilocybin doesn't really degrade under 125°C let alone the shy 70°C of a dehydrator. and the last thing you want is a mushroom that's not fully dried as it'll definitely not store well. i put mine for 24h at max temp in the dehydrator and they store forever and haven't noticed any meaningful potency loss.

@adamlightfoot5897 18 күн бұрын

Where is the substrate and grains on True blue?? I see the genetics

@camiloflores7804 4 ай бұрын

What do you do once its in the tube ? Just let it do its thang and grow ?.🤔

@jennak.8541 4 ай бұрын

Yeah. Just mist it every once in a while. You'll start to see pins anywhere from a few days to a week or two. And then you should have your first flush ready to pick within two or three weeks.

@camiloflores7804 4 ай бұрын

@@jennak.8541 thank you so much im excited ive been growing weed for the longest and never mushrooms would be that much more fun..👍👍

@camiloflores7804 2 ай бұрын

What do I do if the mycelium doses do its thang or takes longer then 2 weeks

@jennak.8541 2 ай бұрын

@@camiloflores7804 I would go to shroomery or actives subreddit and ask the people there. They would be able to help you figure out what's going on cuz it's impossible for me to know why your mycelium is taking so long to grow. There is a million different things it could be. But the people those places I mentioned are more knowledgeable and would be happy to help you, I'm sure. But good luck to you though

@fishmut 28 күн бұрын

@@camiloflores7804….be patient don’t let it dry out , mist it but don’t over do it , they will grow when the conditions are right.

@dgrows 4 ай бұрын

Surprise mall rats reference lol

@HarryJensen-kr4qz 4 ай бұрын

Wild morels: Can I "fertilize" my spot to make more productive?

@2smoke4stroke52 3 ай бұрын

not bad video except the full advertising i have to ask why no flow hood and not wearing mask ?that being said PhillyGoldenTeacher and The Rookie Mycologist channels have great content and show the process from start to finish including their mistakes .just a little tip for your channel show more grow more ( views ) / SHROOMS may your channel grow like you want shrooms to grow massive

@johncarr2333 4 ай бұрын

Sup

@JohnSmith-us2ru 3 ай бұрын

Not trying to Alpha you bro but if you run the hole saw in reverse it gives a better cut and won't break the plastic. Thats a vinyl siding trick. Btw,, your sponsor is sold out of all the good mushrooms. I would love to buy this kit and some P. Cyans from true-blue but they're sold out😢

@_fungaia 3 ай бұрын

Great tip!

@OriginalFallofMind Күн бұрын

This comment section sounds an awful lot like those fake reviews on "as seen on TV websites.

@richardewels6280 3 ай бұрын

If this is the easy way I'd hate to see the complicated way..

@John_R_Jackson_III 2 ай бұрын

I know right lol! I would love to learn but it seems so complex…

@TurtleIsSlow1 11 күн бұрын

cleans everything like a surgery room for 25 minutes.... 25:13 places a dirty bag in the clean tub...OOf...

@tracyherman7967 4 ай бұрын

Buying grain substrate is problematic for those with gluten, wheat, rice, and oats intolerance… I’m thinking millet, tapioca, buckwheat substrate.

@jennak.8541 4 ай бұрын

Um, well you're not the one eating it, so it shouldn't be an issue, right? Unless you can't even touch gluten. Haven't heard of that but if that's the case then the good news is that, if you wear gloves, your skin never actually comes into contact with the grains. Gluten free or not. But, of course, millet works great also for growing mushrooms. And relatively inexpensive. Especially if you opt to purchase a big bag of wild bird food from the garden section of your local big box or hardware store. 20 pounds of wild bird food will cost roughly $10 or $15 dollars.

@libiagarcia2096 3 ай бұрын

Éste, como la mayoría de los videos ahora producidos por los "fungicultores" NO SON VERDADEROS TUTORIALES que enseñen y promuevan ese renglón productivo para alcanzar unos determinados niveles comerciales...... Los han convertido en unos vulgares y corrientes AUTO PUBLIREPORTAJES para promocionar sus productos...😢😢😢

@johnludwig3240 27 күн бұрын

Don't really want to sound like a troll but what part of " from scratch " includes buying a pre made substrate. It's just irritation to see these, I'll show you how to do it yourself videos, as long as you buy my premade supplies.'