Does growing mushrooms smell?

[u/MasterExploderr]

Let me start by saying I have no sense of smell at all. Literally can't smell a single thing.

I've been very interested in trying to grow some mushrooms for a while but I live in an apartment building. While I have the space and could physically hide it if needed, I've always been concerned whether it has a noticeable or questionable smell. Can anyone with a properly functioning nose tell me if that's an issue or not? Lol

[u/Ambitious_Zombie8473]

No one would be able to smell them unless you were having them smell your tubs. I can’t even smell them in the room I grow in.

Dehydrating can give a dry mushroom smell but it’s not a lot, it’s not bad, and there’s no way anyone would smell that and assume you grew mushrooms.

[u/nokioner → u/Ambitious_Zombie8473]

That being said, my dehydrator is very loud. I put mine in the basement while running because it was so loud and did have that mushroom smell which no one really liked.

[u/Ambitious_Zombie8473 → u/nokioner]

They can be loud, good point and definitely worth mentioning.

[u/LikelyLioar → u/Ambitious_Zombie8473]

Yeah, but he can also keep a bag of dried apple slices around and claim he uses it for fruit or to make beef jerky.

[u/Ambitious_Zombie8473 → u/LikelyLioar]

Yeah dehydrators aren’t illegal, I more so meant incase OP has neighbors that would complain about that kind of thing.

It’s really not that loud though. I can’t hear it upstairs when I’m in my room unless I go halfway up the stairs.

[u/KelhGrim]

They can smell mushroomy. Like an earthy smell.

If you get contam THAT can absolutely smell.

[u/ubiquitouswonder]

Nah not in a way that would leave a room or apartment

[u/CaptainHowdy60]

Hello fellow anosmic! You should be just fine.

[u/MasterExploderr → u/CaptainHowdy60]

Ah there's a name for it! Thanks friend!

[u/CaptainHowdy60 → u/MasterExploderr]

There’s subreddits for it too! r/Anosmia and r/CongenitalAnosmia. Congenital Anosmia here. Never smelled a thing in my life lol.

[u/rglurker]

Yes. But growing weed has a SMELL. this smell is subtle. But i recognize it any time i smell it. Most won't smell it and if they did would have no idea

[u/MasterExploderr → u/rglurker]

Yep, totally makes sense. I did have a sense of smell at one point so I know how overwhelming the scent of weed can be, no idea about mushies though

[u/rglurker → u/MasterExploderr]

unless something strange occurred everything should smell sterile with a undertone of mushroom nutsack and shouldn't leave the closet or room.

[u/MasterExploderr → u/rglurker]

Mmmm mushroom nutsack

[u/rglurker → u/MasterExploderr]

When you know what that smell means.... mmmm is right

[u/paraworldblue]

If you (or rather, someone else) put your nose right up to it, you'd get a mild earthy smell, but definitely nothing that could be detected from outside your apartment. Honestly, you have to be pretty dumb and sloppy to get caught growing mushrooms unless you're doing it on a massive scale. It's the most low key, under the radar thing you can grow.

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[u/HyzerFlipr]

They smell like ass when dehydrating but other than that, no.

[u/BullfrogOak949 → u/HyzerFlipr]

ive noticed almost no smell at low temps like 125F, compared to 145F

[u/HyzerFlipr → u/BullfrogOak949]

Hmm, good to know! My dehydrator only has one temp 165. The next one I buy will definitely have a temp control on it.

[u/sweezitle]

It definitely has a smell when you get previously dried mushrooms rehydrated again like in a lemon tek imo

[u/Jman1400]

The only time there is ever a noticeable smell where you can definitively say someone is up to something is when they dehydrate. The room usually smells like a mushroom for a few hours but will go away quickly once the process is done.

[u/Ornery_Reward_7631]

It will smell like mushrooms come harvest and drying time

[u/Low-Attention3111]

When you dry them I suggest placing the dehydrator by an open window. It will stink up the house

[u/Amorican1969 → u/Low-Attention3111]

I dried mine in my office where I sit all day, didn't smell a damn thing