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Chapter 3: How do mushrooms grow?
Label each step in the diagram below with the numbers from “Understanding Mushroom Growth” on Page 5-6.
What are the major differences between how mushrooms grow in nature versus in your classroom
Mushroom Farm?
MUSHROOM
FARM
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MUSHROOM
FARM
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HOW DO THEY GROW?
Basidium
Hyphae
Basidium
shoot spores
Female
Male
Grow into hyphae
Meet and
combine
Dead tree
Mycelium move in
Pinning
Dunk in water
Growing medium
with mycelium,
out of the box
Continue growing
into mycelium
IN NATURE
IN THE CLASSROOM
Rain falls
Full Grown
Full Grown
Pinning
The Mushroom Growth Cycle