I was thinking about a crazy idea. Fungi do not create their own food like plants, which is why they end up being unviable for terrariums. However, they grow and maintain their spores in substrates, such as cow dung. So I thought, what if I crushed dry manure and made it as a substrate for my terrarium? There would be space for mycelium, I could cover it with leaves, and of course it wouldn't be eternal, but maybe I could see a variety of life being born and dying, that would be cool.

What do you think?

I'm thinking of creating a terrarium with pink oyster mushroom. But i can't find how long they live for. It's for decorating so if they die after a week...that kinda ruins it. Also will they regrow after dying? Will they die at all?

Someone that knows? :)

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Hey everyone! I am a student and for one of my classes I am creating a project on growing mushrooms in terrariums. I'd love any feedback and you can sign up for news and updates below!

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Hello! I bought some spores of pink oyster mushroom (and blue indigo milk cap mushrooms) for my boyfriend for his birthday, and I would like to build a terrarium for it for him. When I look online there's a myriad of information but all different to the other. Does anybody have any clue on how I can do this? I was looking to grow it on a log, but other methods would be good too! I was also told I would need akadama soil and peat and moss. Any help would be highly appreciated!!

Thank goodness I found this forum! I am having a ridiculous amount of trouble finding a way to purchase mushrooms for terrarium design - all the results for my searches are these giant bags of culinary mushrooms which obviously aren't going to work in 1qt jars. I would like to find some mushroom bed for sale of more dainty, decorative species. Any kind of odd shape or striking colors, I'm interested in. I've found a bunch of videos and "blogs" about making these mushroom terrariums but for some reason they're all very vague (weird for a blog, right?) about where to get these mushrooms, what kind they are using, what substrate, etc. Is it supposed to be some well-guarded secret? Can y'all give me some hints as to species, substrates, methods, and suppliers? Any help is very much appreciated! Thanks!

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Pictures for hints of the style I'm looking for:

I also love the bulbous-stemmed whimsical looking ones like these (species?)

Please if anyone knows the species name, I am *in love* with these little cuties