10 Day Timelapse of Shiitake Mushrooms Growing

Photographer Jens of Another Perspective (previously) captured the remarkable process of growing Shiitake mushrooms from a single block of spores into beautifully matured caps over ten days through timelapse photography.

Using two cameras for different perspectives I took one image every 5 minutes showing how shiitake mushroom starts to grow. After harvesting 500g of mushrooms, the block needs to rest for a while until it gets soaked with water and the shiitake will start to grow again.

Lori Dorn
Lori Dorn

Lori is a Laughing Squid Contributing Editor based in New York City who has been writing blog posts for over a decade. She also enjoys making jewelry, playing guitar, taking photos and mixing craft cocktails.

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