Cordyceps militaris is a medicinal mushroom that looks like that orange chip, whose mascot is a cheetah; you know which one! This mushroom has been used in Chinese medicine for some time and may boost exercise performance, provide anti-aging properties, improve heart health, and help fight inflammation. Check out the peer reviewed research on Cordyceps militaris.
Fruiting Substrates:
-Brown rice or rye grain
Colonizing Temperature:
58 to 72 F
Fruiting Temperature:
60 to 70 F
Fruiting Humidity:
90 to 95%
Air Exchanges:
Minimal air exchanges needed
New, novel strains of mushrooms are created when starting from spores. You could discover the next popular strain of your favorite variety when growing mushrooms this way. Even better, spore prints are more resistant to extreme weather.
Cordyceps spore print orders includes 2 prints on separate petri dishes sealed with parafilm, packaged in individual plastic bags. Commercial spore prints are taken from commercially viable mushroom strains. Spore prints are taken in sterile lab conditions from indoor grown mushrooms, but note that spore prints are not guaranteed to be 100% sterile due to the nature of how mushrooms grow, and how prints are taken. We recommend adding spores to agar petri dish plates to isolate potential contaminates and the desired strain. We take every precaution to make the cleanest spore prints possible.