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Can I Grow Mushrooms From Store-Bought Mushrooms?
Can I Grow Mushrooms From Store-Bought Mushrooms?. While the easiest method of growing mushrooms is to start with spawn that has been isolated by a professional mushroom-grower, for a big challenge you can grow mushrooms from store-bought mushrooms by creating an innoculation room and obtaining a sterile culture at home.
While the easiest method of growing mushrooms is to start with spawn that has been isolated by a professional mushroom-grower, for a big challenge you can grow mushrooms from store-bought mushrooms by creating an innoculation room and obtaining a sterile culture at home.
Reproduction
Mushrooms reproduce through spores. Fungal cell strands then grow together to form a mycelium. From the mycelium, mushrooms grow on wood or in wood products like sawdust.
Types
Pure fungal strains are isolated to produce spawn for specific species of mushroom such as shiitake, enoke, oyster, morel or button mushrooms, such as those commonly found at the grocery store.
Method
If you are industrious you can create an innoculation room in your home to use to isolate mushroom spawn. The room is a controlled space designed to decrease the competition in the natural environment so that mushroom spores are more likely to reproduce. By taking a sample of tissue from a store-bought mushroom and following the process of creating spawn, you can create the same strain of mushroom as the one you started with.
