Fruiting chambers are extremely useful and a great investment for growing mushrooms. They may massively increase the chance for more beautiful mushrooms, as well as their quality. Because why wouldn’t they? They mimic the environment that mushrooms thrive in. They take into consideration humidity, temperature, airflow, and CO2 levels. They are generally portable and require very few components to make. The biggest disadvantage fruiting chambers may have are price of producing one and maintaining it. We will also discuss some of the most popular fruiting chambers on the market, their advantages, and disadvantages.

The Disadvantages of Fruiting Chambers

As previously mentioned, the biggest disadvantage fruiting chambers have are the cost of producing (or buying) one, and the maintenance of it. Fruiting chambers generally range from $40-150 depending on their quality, and any accessories it may come with. This is quite a discrepancy, and for good reason. There is not just one type of fruiting chamber so you will find various prices when searching for them.

The next disadvantage of fruiting chambers are the maintenance of them, such as maintaining proper humidity, temperature, and airflow. This is an argument you may find while browsing mushroom growing forums, but personally one I do not agree with. I, as well as many other mushroom growers, find the labor of growing mushrooms one of the best things about mushroom growing. Although a very slow process, which can take months, it is a fulfilling and satisfying feeling when your flush finally comes to fruition. It really makes you feel your time and effort was worth it all. Maintaining fruiting chambers is fun because we can see quite literally the fruits of our labor.

The Advantages of Fruiting Chambers

Although there are many reasons as to why utilizing fruiting chambers are advantageous, I will focus on the main ones I believe to be the most compelling.

Firstly, you are able to mimic the natural surroundings that mushrooms thrive in. These conditions include controlling light, airflow, humidity, temperature, and CO2. All of the aforementioned factors weigh heavily on the final result of your flush. With a good balance, you may be able to produce beautiful, healthy mushrooms. However, with a poor balance of these factors, your mushrooms may come out to look, and taste, disappointing.

Furthermore, portability. Fruiting chambers are generally the size of your average plastic bin (which are actually a very popular DIY medium choice for fruiting chamber containers.) Therefore, it is both portable and compact. This means that even with a smaller living space, utilizing a fruiting chamber does not take a lot of room and is doable for pretty much anyone.

Next, we will look into popular fruiting chambers available for purchase.

Max Yield Bin

While visually simple in design, the Max Yield Bin is popular for its effectiveness. Simple is not a negative at all, it is straightforward and does its job well. Many DIY fruiting chambers are similar to the Max Yield Bin design – A plastic container with holes on the side to provide proper airflow. A simple but effective design.

 

 

Inflatable Monotubs

Next, we have inflatable fruiting chambers. These are monotubs that are inflatable, rather than a solid bin. There are arguments for using inflatable tubs, such as better portability. Ultimately, it is preference. Our suggestion is to try to a variety of techniques and products to determine the most comfortable and best results for you. An exciting aspect of growing mushrooms is both the success and failures you run into!

Bucket Fruiting

Mushroom growing from a bucket is both easy and effective. They are easily obtainable and cheap to buy. Quite an unexpected medium, but it has a great following within the mushroom growing community and something many swear by. While it not may be your first choice, it is definitely worth trying sometime. We personally suggest using bins as fruiting chambers before buckets, but don’t sleep on these buckets!

Conclusion

Thank you for reading up to here! We hope this short article helped you learn more about fruiting chambers. If you are interested in mushroom products, please feel free to check out our All in One Grow Kit and our Coco Coir Substrate. We are positive they will help in your mushroom growing adventure! Good luck!