How do people grow mushrooms in consistently hot climates? (30–35°C+)
I’ve been curious about how growers in hotter regions manage mushroom cultivation when ambient temperatures are regularly above 30°C, and sometimes even 35°C or higher.
A lot of commonly cultivated species seem to perform best around the mid-20s °C, and while some can tolerate warmer conditions, higher temperatures often appear to increase the risk of contamination from bacteria, molds, and other competitors.
For those growing in these conditions, what does your setup look like?
Do you:
Grow only during cooler months?
Use air conditioning in a room or grow tent?
Use evaporative cooling, ice-based methods, or other low-cost cooling techniques?
Focus on species that tolerate higher temperatures better?
I’m also interested in how you handle fresh air exchange and humidity when trying to keep temperatures under control. For example, does adding more fresh air make cooling harder? How do you balance humidity, airflow, and contamination risk?
I’d love to hear from both hobbyists and commercial growers. Small-scale growers often come up with creative solutions, while larger operations usually have systems that have been refined over time. Either perspective would be valuable.
If you’ve successfully grown mushrooms in a hot climate, please share your temperatures, species, setup, what worked, what didn’t, and any lessons learned along the way.
Hopefully this thread can become a useful resource for current and future growers who are wondering whether mushroom cultivation is practical in consistently warm environments.
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Mush respect☮️