Comment SHROOM and I’ll send a full step-by-step guide you can follow 🍄‍🟫🪣 Growing mushrooms in a bucket works by mimicking their natural environment: moist, shady, and rich in organic material. The holes on the bucket’s sides serve as exit points for the mushrooms once they are ready to fruit. Mushrooms feed on organic matter using a root-like network called mycelium, which spreads through the straw inside the bucket. To prepare the straw, it is first boiled to pasteurize it. This step removes harmful microbes while also hydrating the straw, creating a clean and moist environment for the mushroom spawn to thrive. The spawn (which @jacquesinthegarden used from @northsporemushrooms) contains live mycelium on grains. It’s broken up and layered with the straw inside the bucket, with each grain acting as a starting point for growth. The mycelium spreads through the straw, and in a humid, shady spot, it will begin producing mushrooms within two to three weeks. Once harvested, the process can be repeated easily, making bucket mushroom growing a simple and effective method for home cultivation.