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Fungi Partly documented

Agaricus jacobi

A European Agaricus described in 2013 in Parra's Fungi Europaei monograph. GBIF holds 143 records, 128 of them from Norway, so the measured climate is boreal-coastal with short cool summers. Growing advice combines those measurements with general temperate Agaricus culture.

At home, aim for
Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Very humid airBand in Plantistry
Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal rest

Where it grows wild

Soil saprotroph; the Norwegian records suggest grassland, gardens or woodland edges in cool, wet climates. Detailed habitat notes were not reachable.

Recorded from 8 to 2404 m, median 105 m (22 records); the high values come from outlying records outside Europe.

NorwayFinlandRussia

🔒 Growing it like that

The wild conditions above, turned into targets for a shelf, a tent or a greenhouse. The full profile has:

✓ Day and night temperature targets, and the limits it tolerates
✓ Humidity band, and how to hold it
✓ Light as DLI and PPFD for a grow light
✓ Wet and dry seasons, and whether to rest it
✓ Substrate and airflow
✓ A step-by-step setup to grow it like the wild

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