ramon Posted December 12, 2004 Can the sclerotia of P. mexicana be used to grow more mushrooms. I assume that sclerotia are formed as a adaptive mechanism so it makes sense that it should be possible. I haven't heard of anyone doing it though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest electro Posted December 13, 2004 "Can the sclerotia of P. mexicana be used to grow more mushrooms." im pretty sure they can "I assume that sclerotia are formed as a adaptive mechanism" yup, thats my understanding of it - good luck if you try it where legal .. post yur results Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Floyd Posted January 3, 2005 theoretically yes...thats what sclerotia do. But practically it can be a pain to keep them clean enough that they don't contaminate. Cutting them in half and taking a piece from the inside is a good way to get clean tissue. I have known mexicana sclerotia to send out mycelia after being dried and stored for 3 years. A good way to do it (and sorry i'm ripping someone's idea off but i don't know who) is to wrap a nugget of sclerotia in a papertowel soaked in h202 and putting it in a ziploc bag. In fact if they are left they're long enough more slcerotia will develop inside the bag. It seems much slower than growing them on better substrates though. hope this helps. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
