Golden Teachers aren’t the only strains recommended for beginner growers.
Generally speaking, a good beginner strain is any strain that’s easy to find, has fast colonization rates, is less prone to aborts, and is tolerant to underoptimized fruiting conditions.
Some of the best beginner mushroom strains include:
- A Strain
- Alcabenzi
- Amazon
- Argentina
- Allen Strain
- B+ Strain
- Ban Hua Thanon
- Bix Mex
- Blue Meanies
- Burma
- Ban Nathon
- Brazilian
- Ban Thurian
- Chilean
- Cambodian
- Colombian
- Costa Rican
- Creepers
- Fiji Cube
- Gulf Coast
- Hanoi
- Hawaiian
- Honduran
- Koh Samui
- Mexicube
- Menace
- Mestizo
- Malabar India
- Mississippi
- Mazatapec
- Orissa India
- Panama
- Paraguay
- Pink Buffalo
- Peru
- Puerto Rican
- R44 Cubensis
- South American
- Tasmanian
- Thai
- Transkei (South African)
- Wollongong
- Yosterizii