Mushroom lovers can now grow their own fungi. There are kits available containing the growing medium and spawn, or the gardener can make their own substrate. One easy way to source the substrate is from your local coffee shop. Have the shop save their grounds and then bring them home to start a mushroom colony. When you grow mushrooms in coffee grounds it helps reduce waste while providing a perfect medium for the fungi to form. Gardeners are always looking for ways to reduce waste. We compost our food scraps, save our grass clippings, and constantly look at ways to give back to our soil. Coffee grounds are a natural byproduct of enjoying a cup of Joe, but they don’t need to be garbage. Growing mushrooms with coffee grounds provides the pasteurized substrate that spawn need to colonize and grow mycelium, which will eventually fruit. Coffee Grounds Mushrooms Mushrooms grown […]
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