Red Reishi Liquid Culture Syringe

Red Reishi (Ganoderma lucidum) is a slow growing mushrooms that's generally used for its medicinal properties. It generally isn't eaten directly due to its very tough and leathery texture. Most of the mushrooms uses come in the form of extracts. Some even find benefits from the massive amount of rust colored spores it produces.  Growing Skill: Intermediate Colonization Speed: Quick (9-12 Days) Substrate: Wood Based (Masters Mix) Time to Pinning: 7-14 Days Fruiting Speed: 14-21 Days What is Liquid Culture? Liquid cultures are living fungi mycelium that float freely in a mixture of sterile water and glucose. This mixture provides the perfect amount of nutrition that's suspended in water. Before the culture is introduced, water and glucose are mixed together and then sterilized in an autoclave or pressure cooker. After the mixture is cooled, a small bit of mycelium is introduced. Over time the mycelium begins to grow out in the mixture in all directions. This mixture is occasionally mi