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Have you ever felt mycelium? Mycelium is much softer than loose sawdust. It’s very bouncy and porous. There’s exceptions, of course. Reishi mycelium is extreme
by wy35 5y ago
Have you ever felt mycelium? Mycelium is much softer than loose sawdust. It’s very bouncy and porous.
There’s exceptions, of course. Reishi mycelium is extremely hard. A student once created a canoe out of Reishi mycelium and successfully paddled it around. Hobbyists who grow Reishi at home often complain how it is nearly impossible to scoop Reishi mycelium out of the jars they grow in. But I digress, the vast majority of species have soft mycelium.
- solomonb 5y agoI've grown mushrooms as a hobby for 15 years. All myceliated substrates harden when they dry out, regardless of the species of fungi. You are relying on this property when you pack something in it. All the mycelium packing material examples I have seen involve a variation of packing a mold with myceliated substrate (usually sawdust) and then when the myclieum finishes colonizing the sawdust you dry it out to lock in the form.
- wy35 5y agoCool, I’ve been growing mushrooms as well for many years. Even dried mycelium is much more airy then sawdust. Plus, using sawdust as a packing material will leave a mess when the customer unboxes their product. It’ll also cover the product itself. Mycelium will at least stay in one piece.