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.
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.
Start your cultivation journey
How to Grow Shiitake on Logs
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.
How to Grow Oyster Mushrooms on Straw
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.
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.
Advanced courses on the way
Wood-Loving Species on Combination Substrates
Grow more demanding wood-loving species using combination substrate blends. Expands your cultivation toolkit significantly.
Advanced Fungi Culturing Techniques
Sterile technique, agar work, liquid cultures, and laboratory methodology. The techniques behind professional and commercial cultivation.
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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