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Mushroom Cultivation Training | Mushroom Guru
Mushroom Guru  ·  Cultivation & Education

Free Online
Mushroom Courses

Mushroom Guru has trained over 1,000 hobbyists and 120 advanced cultivators over 13 years. Now that expertise is available online — free of charge.

Our Approach

Growing exotic and medicinal mushrooms

Mushroom Guru no longer offers in-person training. During our time as trainers over the past 13 years, we trained over 1,000 hobbyists through workshops at our facility and 120 in the skills of Advanced Fungi Cultivation. All of that knowledge is now compiled into structured online courses — available to you at no cost.

Our offering is unique in that we strive for each interaction to be a warm and heartfelt experience. Courses are free, but you will be required to create a profile with a photograph — as you will gain access to our FungkiFriends cultivation community, where members interact, ask questions, and share experiences.

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Start your cultivation journey

Shiitake mushrooms on log
Level 1 — Beginner FREE

How to Grow Shiitake on Logs

Shiitake Reishi Chicken of the Woods

Learn how to inoculate a wood substrate (log) with dowel spawn. Start with only the most important theory, then move through the three easy steps of log inoculation. Perfect for complete beginners.

Take the Course Buy Dowels
Oyster mushrooms on straw
Level 2 — Introductory FREE

How to Grow Oyster Mushrooms on Straw

Oyster Mushroom

Learn how to cold-sterilise a straw substrate using hydrated lime and inoculate it with Oyster grain spawn. Builds on the foundation of Level 1 with a new substrate and technique.

Take the Course Buy Spawn

Fruiting Temperature Chart

Each mushroom species fruits at a different temperature. Before ordering spawn, check the chart to confirm which species will fruit in your climate and conditions.

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Coming Soon — June 2026

Advanced courses on the way

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Wood-Loving Species on Combination Substrates

Grow more demanding wood-loving species using combination substrate blends. Expands your cultivation toolkit significantly.

Coming June 2026 Browse Spawn
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Advanced Fungi Culturing Techniques

Sterile technique, agar work, liquid cultures, and laboratory methodology. The techniques behind professional and commercial cultivation.

Coming June 2026 Browse Spawn

Join the FungkiFriends Community

Connect with growers, share your experiences, ask questions, and learn from a thriving community of mushroom enthusiasts across South Africa. A profile photograph is required for access.

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