Mushroom Growing Tips, Guides & Recipes
Everything You Need To Know To Grow Mushrooms At Home
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The latest from The Nest, the lab, and the kitchen
Outdoor Mushroom Growing
5 Nutritional Powerhouses
At North Spore, we cultivate food. It might surprise you to know that we freakin' love growing things like veggies...
Species Spotlights
Rethinking “Invasive”: What Cultivated Mushrooms Can Teach Us About Ecology
Recipes
Enoki Mushroom Ramen Recipe
Want to learn how to cook your Enoki mushrooms? This Golden Enoki Ramen is a rich, warming vegan bowl built...
Outdoor Mushroom Growing
The Plant & Grow Mushroom Starter Block User’s Guide
Most gardeners are already building the perfect environment for mushrooms without realizing it. Every time you spread mulch across a...
Outdoor Mushroom Growing
When and Where to Plant Mushrooms Outdoors: A Gardener’s Guide
If you already garden, you understand that there are seasonal windows for different species. Some plants want cool soil, some...
Outdoor Mushroom Growing
3 Mushrooms That Make Your Vegetables Grow Better
Mushrooms and vegetables have evolved side by side for millennia, and when you grow them together, that natural partnership comes...
Guides
Companion Planting with Mushrooms
Mushrooms don’t just belong in dark grow rooms - they can thrive right in your garden, working alongside your vegetables...
Outdoor Mushroom Growing
The Ultimate Morel Growing Guide
Guides
Top Five Reasons to Grow Mushrooms in Your Garden
Expert gardeners all over the world are joining the mushroom revolution. They’re one of the fastest crops you can grow,...
Guides
4 Ways to Grow Mushrooms in a MycoSphere
The MycoSphere is the first garden bed engineered specifically for mushroom cultivation, offering modular covers and automated misting for full...
Health & Wellness
Lion’s Mane Mushrooms: Nutrition and Health Benefits
Lion's Mane mushrooms are renowned for their cognitive, gut, and immune health benefits, supported by bioactive compounds like erinacines and...
Guides
How Mushrooms Can Help You Stay Sustainable This Holiday Season
This holiday season, mushrooms can help you celebrate sustainably by reducing waste and promoting eco-friendly practices. Whether gifting mushroom grow...
Indoor Mushroom Growing
Learn from the nation's leading experts in indoor mushroom cultivation. Whether you're starting your journey or upgrading your grow, we have the resources to help you succeed.
Using a Spray And Grow Kit
Growing mushrooms at home is easier than you think, especially with a table top setup like one of our Spray...
How to Use a Mushroom Fruiting Block Kit
Fruiting block kits provide a convenient way to grow mushrooms at home, requiring minimal preparation and setup. These pre-colonized blocks...
How to Grow Mushrooms Indoors
Indoor cultivation allows you to grow mushrooms year-round regardless of weather or space limitations. Learn how to grow mushrooms indoors...
Outdoor Mushroom Growing
Let your environment do the work for you and start your outdoor growing endeavor today. North Spore outdoor mushroom growing guides have been distilled from 10+ years of experimentation.
5 Nutritional Powerhouses
At North Spore, we cultivate food. It might surprise you to know that we freakin' love growing things like veggies...
The Plant & Grow Mushroom Starter Block User’s Guide
Most gardeners are already building the perfect environment for mushrooms without realizing it. Every time you spread mulch across a...
When and Where to Plant Mushrooms Outdoors: A Gardener’s Guide
If you already garden, you understand that there are seasonal windows for different species. Some plants want cool soil, some...
Health & Wellness
Learn all about the health and wellness benefits of mushrooms.
Lion’s Mane Mushrooms: Nutrition and Health Benefits
Lion's Mane mushrooms are renowned for their cognitive, gut, and immune health benefits, supported by bioactive compounds like erinacines and...
How to Find, Identify, Grow, and Cook Hen of the Woods (Maitake) Mushrooms
Found from North America to Europe and Asia, Hen of the Woods, or Maitake, is a versatile gourmet edible mushroom...
Mycelium vs. Fruiting Body: Which Medicinal Mushroom Supplements are Best?
A debate is brewing around medicinal mushroom supplements. Mushroom mycelium and mushroom fruit body extracts are all the rage, but...
Foraging
Learn to live off the land. Gain knowledge to go on your own foraging walks with ease and confidence.
How to Find and Cook Black Trumpet Mushrooms
Black trumpet mushrooms are gourmet edibles known for their fruity and smoky flavor, often likened to truffles. They grow in...
How to Forage, Preserve, and Use Chaga Mushrooms
Learn about the health benefits, historical use, identification, harvesting, processing, and recipes for Chaga mushrooms, as well as how to...
Cataloging Mushrooms with Alan Rockefeller: Taxonomy, DNA Sequencing, and Photography
North Spore was honored to take part in the 43rd annual Telluride Mushroom Festival where we caught up with mushroom...
Lab Skills
Learn more about the science of growing mushrooms.
Common Contamination in Mushroom Cultivation
In this article, we cover five of the most common contaminants you may encounter in your mushroom grows including trichoderma...
Mycology Lab Skills: Plates, Slants, & Liquid Culture
Our Mycology Lab Skills lesson demonstrates how to prepare three kinds of growth media for mushroom cultivation. We’ll show you...
Tools & Equipment for Growing Mushrooms at Home
We have put together a list of popular and helpful tools for growing your favorite edible and medicinal fungi indoors...