A place to call home for folks who grow mushrooms!
Name
mushroomgrowers
Description
# Welcome to c/MushroomGrowers
**c/MushroomGrowers** is a thriving and supportive community for amateur enthusiasts and seasoned professionals passionate about the fascinating world of mushroom cultivation. Whether you're just starting with your first grow kit or managing a commercial operation, this is the place to learn, share, and grow together.
## What We Offer
- **Guides and Tutorials**: Step-by-step instructions for beginners and advanced growers.
- **Expert Advice**: Insights from experienced cultivators.
- **Troubleshooting**: Help with common problems like contamination, substrate preparation, and environmental control.
- **Project Sharing**: Showcase your setups, grows, and success stories.
- **Discussions**: Talk about new techniques, species, or industry trends.
- **Resources**: A curated list of helpful tools, suppliers, and educational materials.
## Topics We Cover
- Indoor and outdoor mushroom cultivation
- Sterile techniques and lab setups
- Growing gourmet mushrooms (e.g., oysters, shiitake, lion's mane)
- Exploring medicinal fungi
- Wild mushroom foraging and identification
- Sustainable and eco-friendly cultivation practices
## Community Guidelines
1. Be respectful and supportive to all members.
2. Share your knowledge and experience openly.
3. Keep discussions on topic and relevant to mushroom cultivation.
4. Avoid self-promotion unless it contributes meaningful value.
5. Use the [Search](https://lemmy.ca/search) function to find answers before posting questions.
## Recommended Resources
### Grow Guides
- [Mushroom Cultivation Wiki](https://www.mushroomcultivation.com)
- [Let's Grow Mushrooms](https://www.letsgrowmushrooms.com)
- [Shroomery Mushroom Cultivation Forum](https://www.shroomery.org/forums)
### Suppliers
- [North Spore](https://northspore.com)
- [Mushroom Media Online](https://mushroommediaonline.com)
- [Out-Grow](https://www.out-grow.com)
### Foraging and Identification
- [Mushroom Observer](https://mushroomobserver.org)
- [iNaturalist](https://www.inaturalist.org)
### Communities
- [Myco-Twitter](https://twitter.com)
- [r/MushroomGrowers on Reddit](https://www.reddit.com/r/MushroomGrowers)
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We encourage you to ask questions, share your successes (and failures!), and help cultivate a global network of knowledge and passion for fungi.
**Happy Growing!**
*The c/MushroomGrowers Team*
A place to call home for folks who grow mushrooms!