Here's a question about mycelium

OK so when you germinate mushrooms they need warmth apparently right, but in nature, they appear in the colder months and vanish when it heats up again?

Different kinds.

Mycelium growth is optimal at 75-76 degree F.

like Canndo said different types of fungus grow at different temps. Also I believe that usually mycelium grows at one temp and then the mushrooms are triggered to fruit at different temps.

OP...

Do You even know what kind of strain and species You are working with?...

Thundercat said:

like Canndo said different types of fungus grow at different temps. Also I believe that usually mycelium grows at one temp and then the mushrooms are triggered to fruit at different temps.

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Indeed that makes sense but it still doesn't explain why you never see ANY of any sort (at least anywhere I've lived) during warmer months, yet every 'homegrowing' guide calls for warmth lol. Very counterintuitive. Also I'm seeing "show ignored comments" I assume that heatless loser is trolling every post I make now? I'm not clicking show to find out as it defeats the point of ignoring

Allrighty, so mycelium and mushrooms are two different things, but from the same thing, almost like flowers and the plant itself, roots and stem etc....I can go quite technical into this but Im gonna try explain it as simple as possible

Mycelium is the "roots" and the mushroom is the fruit body

So for spores to germinate into a colonising mycelium entity you need warmth and darkness, almost like an underground sort of story

in winter months, when the temperature drops and it rains more, the mycelium feels it is under threat and should reproduce before it gets killed, thus it makes mushrooms to release spores and continue reproducing.

so for growing for example Ganoderma lucidim, you need to give it a cold snap and light to stress it, to cause fruiting, but if you are only using the mycelium to grow shapes and molds for packaging or whatever, you don't give it that stress, so it never creates fruitbodies/mushrooms

this is very much strain and area dependent, but its is the general idea behind it

Hope it makes sensi

Tropical mushrooms, and dung loving mushrooms like cubensis prefer warmer climates, but you will find many cold tolerant wood mushrooms. Often mushrooms will appear immediately after a nice long rain in grassy fields, only to dry up and whither away a day later.

JayBio420 said:

Tropical mushrooms, and dung loving mushrooms like cubensis prefer warmer climates, but you will find many cold tolerant wood mushrooms. Often mushrooms will appear immediately after a nice long rain in grassy fields, only to dry up and whither away a day later.

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I think i ordered golden teachers =) golden caps grow natively here and it's the right season but I've gone on multiple walks after rains and haven't found any in my area =( found plenty of toxic ones though.

TheGrassIsGreenerInAus said:

I think i ordered golden teachers =) golden caps grow natively here and it's the right season but I've gone on multiple walks after rains and haven't found any in my area =( found plenty of toxic ones though.

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I grew up on the west coast of Canada, and hung out on Vancouver Island, both with multiple species of psychoactives growing wild. I preferred my lab grown stuff later in life, as did many people. So much easier to keep them clean, potent and dehydrate them fast when you have electricity nearby!

JayBio420 said:

I grew up on the west coast of Canada, and hung out on Vancouver Island, both with multiple species of psychoactives growing wild. I preferred my lab grown stuff later in life, as did many people. So much easier to keep them clean, potent and dehydrate them fast when you have electricity nearby!

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Can't argue with that =)

A good mate of Mine has been on a bounty for natural resources and searching His spirituality.

When We meet about to touch base and keep up every once in a while He goes on and on about near by local fungus and plants that grow in the wild. I bring up about how He is basically dancing with the devil and pushing the limits of instability. I tell Him, "You need to regain consciousness, Mate... And that starts with grounding Yourself." Ground Yourselves... Mates.
Slow down and take note to Your current circumstances.

Ask Yourselves... "Am I headed in the right direction?", "Am I taking action to make My life better?",
"Which action is going to benefit My current life situation?"...

Whatever Your life may be... Or whatever life brings You;
taking action will bring about the spirituality of Our divine nature.