An Experiment: Growing Mushrooms - Collect Spores with Mushroom Spore Prints 1 of 6 TRG 2015 

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Thanks for starting this series, this is always something I wanted to do. I am looking forward to this video series.

Awesome video, thanks for the tip on cutting off the bottom of the mushroom. I tried some the other day and just got a piece of specimen. I just cut the bottoms off of a new batch of Baby Bellas. Going to try it again. Thanks again for the tip

Thanks Gary. Great idea...from my reading I would say the most important factor in success is to use sterile growing medium. You've inspired me to try this along with everyone else. Look forward to reading the comments and seeing more videos.

Very cool Idea. I am looking forward to the rest of the series. Will be trying this, and probably driving my wife crazy with another garden experiment. Thanks.

Exciting. I love Mushrooms, I might actually do this this winter ^^

Really nice idea. I look forward to doing this.

Looking forward to this!

Looks interesting. Looking forward to following this

Looking forward to how you go its something I wanted to try. I tried to inoculate two grow beds last year that I had filled with compost and bark chips. I hope I will get something from that in the future.

Awesome video! I love the global gardening vision!

Well, Gary, you have answered my question before I have had the opportunity to ask it again. Mushrooms are one if not the best source of protein for a vegan food plan. I opened RU-vid this morning to search and there you were at the top of my list. What a blessing. Can not wait for the next step.

Gary: Today I started the mushroom growing experiment with shiitake mushrooms. I purchased some from a local person selling at the farmers market. Put the mushroom caps on thick paper for the spore printing. I'm watching your videos for advise on what to do next. Hopefully I can grow mushrooms too!! Thanks for making this available to us. I love learning new types of gardening. This is definitely an adventure!

I Will Be Trying It This Way Next Week. Thanks

This is so interesting! I’m in NW Alaska. When we’re at the cabin 75 miles off the grid, this will come in handy! Thx

Can't wait to see the results. I will search for other videos later to see people's results.:-)

Cool Gary. Nice video.

Hello Gary I really love your videos. They are so detailed and helpful. I wish you were my neighbor next door, then I can learn so many things from you!! thank you !!!!!1

What an interesting experiment. I'm curious about your inventions. Experimenting with oyster mushrooms and shii take myself in The Hague.

is it ok to moisten the paper first then let the mushroom sit and put a cup or something over it? i thought it would keep it a bit more moist and the spores would stick better.

I've bought a kit to grow oyster mushrooms and I've also made spore prints from mushrooms I collected from the wild. That is as much as I have done involving growing mushrooms.

Hey. I plan to start some mushrooms at home. I bought some from the supermarket and there is fluffy stuff on the stems. I figured this may give me an advantage in growing on my own since i think it is mycelium. Is it ok to use the fluffy stems as well as the spores to start my own shrooms?

Thank you for sharing your experiment here. I have been trying to do a lot of research on this subject and there is not a huge selection of youtube videos on spore collecting. I have grown bellas from the grow at home box kits before and the taste of fresh mushrooms is amazing compared to store bought. This peaked my curiosity about spore collecting. The box kits can be very expensive and sometimes you get a box that doesn't produce much. Spore collecting seems like fun and a lot cheaper even if the results aren't as fruitful.

This is great! Thank you for your video :)

Any problem with spores contamination? I think aluminum foil is better, you can quickly immerse it in boiling water to kill bacteria before collecting spores, then use steriluzed syringes with Mineral water to collect your spores.

I'm wondering if spores are like seeds or are they already living? Meaning can they be dried and stored or will they die? or are they already in the phase of growing?

I've thought about growing my own mushrooms. Seems like it might be a good ingredient to add to some recipes.

Alright Gary, I'm in. This seems interesting and fun! If I post a video, I'll totally credit you. I wouldn't of even thought of doing this. Good stuff.

anybody know what grains you can innoculate with Portobello spores? I'd like to grow my own, but the temps here in Florida are too hot to fruit and Id have to grow indoors, and as you could guess I'd prefer not to bring large amounts of manure into my house. I could also add broken down straw to whatever grains would be suitable.

I always noticed that everybody is always being so clean when doing this but how do you keep the Spore prints from contamination when it's on dirty-looking paper and how do you sterilize it if you are to do that without ruining the spores

I have wanted to learn this myself for a long time, I've watched a ton of videos however I have not seen a successful Crimini or baby bella video yet. Here's to hoping! :) I've also noticed in these video's that mushroom spawn is highly susceptible to contamination and that you should always wash your hands and any surfaces that come in contact with the substrate and spores using Isopropal alcohol. Good luck Gary! Following...

I've been thinking of trying to grow mushrooms a some point. This is an interesting experiment that I might try out for my self (after some research of course). I look forward to seeing how it turns out. Thanks so much!

Different mushrooms grow differently, but im sure that spore sprits come off all mushrooms, i really want portabello, and this will be useful, and if mycelium starts growing on it, ill be happy to extract it off

I am SO... Going to try THIS...

Thanks Gary.

Great idea Gary! Keep us posted! :-)

Correct me if im wrong, but before you put the caps in the bag, dont you have to slice a small x on top of the cap and put a few drops of water in them to encourage spore collection?

it is a very informative video. i will apply the instructions.

Thanks a lot i wNt to grow mushroom but i failed and failed and failed i try every time by seeds spore prints but in vain

question when you said let the spore sit does that mean with a jar over it or what

U should grow the magic ones...

Gary: I bought some home grown shiitake mushrooms from a guy at the farmers market Saturday. Can I go ahead, before they rot, if they do rot, make the spore card impressions?. They are in a paper bag. Should I refrigerate them until I get the spores on the cards? Love the experiment! Thanks.

Can you put the Spore in the jar to knock knock late

I have no idea about how mushrooms grow, but just wondering if the comment esction knew if you could just cut the membrane etc and place in a suitable (whatever that may be) place in a garden and then if would then release mushrooms?

hi, did you do the rest of the series, I can't seem to find them.

How long do you leave them on the paper before inoculating the compost?

So satisfied 😊

We wanted to try this but catalog companies are not allowed to send their mushroom kits to this state. Yes I think I shall try this ..thank you for sharing this option. We will look forward to your follow up mushroom series.

So I have a question; instead of making spore print on paper, couldn't you just place cap down on your soil mixture and cover container for 24 hours? Then the spores would grow directly in your medium??

Man this video is making me hungry. I love raw mushrooms.

Very interested in this. Could you not cut the spore paper in several pieces and plant the paper with the spores on it??

There are several ideas to try select the top type - there are lots available. grow them in the best conditions - some such as oyster muchrooms like cool humid conditions and may be put outdoors (I read these and the reasons they work from Gregs Mushroom Grower website )

This is a great video! Thanks! One question though: Can I grow mushrooms without getting the spore sprints? What if I just scrape the gills off into my substrate ? Will that work the same (minus germination time)?

Sir I’m interested in growing my own mushrooms . Did you have any luck with your experiments ?

What to do with these print? How the print would grow Mashroom, I really can't get.

What happened next really want to know if it works can't wait to grow mushrooms at home. Pls let us know soon

any idea where someone new like me can find and get those cost free? bcuz the prices are a lil bit too high for me,i know there are communities that share with each other any one come in mind or atleast suggest one?

does this work?

Hello I liked their video and I was wondering I couldn't find it in any of your playlist can you send me the link for the next video please thank you I'm not sure how to look at messages on RU-vid so just reply to the comment I guess thank you and have a good day I also plan to launch more of your other videos thank you

1. Exposing the spores-YES. Not necessary with all species. 2. You SHOULD sanitize hands or wear gloves. If you intend to use these spores to cultivate you DO NOT want them contaminated 3. 6 hrs is NOT long enough to get a good spore deposit. The specimen should be covered. 4. DO NOT use paper for a spore deposit; card stock is okay, but foil is BEST simply because paper is manufacture with chemicals that can affect the viability of your spores. 5 In the case your buttons place on the foil and then slip into a paper (not plastic) bag-why? Humidity will build up. You want the spores to dry and DO NOT want excess water all over them.

Can you do this with dried mushrooms? Maybe I can grind up dried caps. Then just mix it into my soil. I guess it doesn’t hurt to try huh?

Hi Gary just wondering what brand of white button mushrooms you bought because I tried making spore prints it just made the a4 sized paper really wet.

Gary, where are the other 5 videos? I can't seem to find them.

Im trying to do it with two types of mushrooms. 1. bella 2. white mushroom. I would appreciate if you could type it out as i cant follow through as being deaf. Why the mushrooms facing down on the paper? Whats next? Thanks

you should use coco coir it doesn't smell bad and it is more forgiving with sanitizing the substrate.

I'm unable to find the continuation for this video.

i take my spores in a sterile environment, and i lay the caps on aluminium foil. For mutlyple days, super dence spore prints you have than

You can produce stronger strains from spore prints, like seeds, but its easier to get contamination. If you break the mushroom in half and take center flesh with a sterile knife you will have less contamination, but it will be a clone so over time the strain may become weaker.

One time, I blended a half pound of mushrooms in water and sprayed it all over my land in Hawaii. I didn't get 1 mushroom. What is wrong with my logic. I even sprayed it where other mushrooms were growing. Under logs, etc.

What about Oyster mushrooms?

I’ve been reading the comments but I don’t understand why it’s so important to avoid contamination. Isn’t it like sowing plant seeds in that you just need to pull out the weeds? Surely mushrooms have survived millions of years without clean substrate?

I can't find anything else from this supposed series, why is that?

Can you plz add other parts to description or pin to the comments the other parts?

I wanna collect loads of magic mushrooms and collect the spores to grow them

Are those paper just regular printer paper ?

I always wanted to grow funges

I am extremely lazy. Could I just bury the entire mushroom hoping it grows into more mushrooms?

does it acctully work?

How do you plan to germinate the spores Gary?

If I do this on the paper toilet can the micylium will be contaminated

Hey bro use foil ...........why would you use a absorbable material

How to make a growing substance?

I liked your idea and presentation.I am also working on growing indigenous mushroom of wild types. Can we collaborate together?

Did you make those prints from mushrooms you bought at a grocery store??

Tip: if you use black paper it will be easier to see the spores.

it helps us if you have included close captions.

Supposedly you are to collect the spores from the print and then make an inoculation from it and inject it into the substrate you chose but you must do everything in a sterile environment.. there are several videos for that here also. I am in the process of doing that right now I just laid my Portobello on the paper an hour ago.. I have the sterilized grain ready with the syringe to inoculate it as soon as it is ready...

murel mushrooms are grow like this process

How do you see a white spore print on white Paper >.< whoops

you dont have to scrape the spores off the paper, put the paper in the substrate the way it is.

I have spent months studying growing mushrooms at home and discovered an awesome website at gregs mushroom grower (check it out on google)

I think it'll be better, when You use aluminum foil instead of paper

And then what? you just put the paper in whatever you growing in too ?

interesting points ,if anyone else wants to discover how to grow mushrooms try Panlarko Grow Mushroom Planner (should be on google have a look ) ? Ive heard some great things about it and my mate got great results with it.

No follow up? Failed?

I have spent months researching into how to grow mushrooms and discovered a great website at gregs mushroom grower (google it if you're interested)

Your moving to much and you don't want spores you want to use flesh Buttons are hard best to start of with some oyster mushrooms If you want to learn how to grow properly I can show as I farm with oyster, shiitake and loins mane

Those are dangerous to grow. Hard to identify. I recommend you get good at identification before growing and grow favorable mushrooms. Look at my channel. And I'd read alot more. Look alikes can mimic other mushrooms and kill you . Happens all the time to pickers and growers.

Atrocious video. spores are germinated on agar and prints taken under STERILE conditions, NOT OPEN AIR. you could have found stem butts of agaricus bisporus with live mycelium and used those to colonize a suitable media. your moisture rate is not the biggest issue, it is mostly air permeability and poor viability of tissue culture, i.e. inaccurate methods. Effectively your stuff died out because of "root rot" (mycelium need to breath just like a vegetable root that cant stand waterlogging) and poor material viability. cultivation is not hard per se but the devil is in the details; one wrong and welcome to contamination or more likely, zero growth.

I have spent months studying growing mushrooms at home and discovered an awesome website at gregs mushroom grower (check it out on google)