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by emrah 1130 days ago
Glass blocks UV radiation I believe, so you'll need to lay them outside to get sunlight directly
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Glass blocks UV-B and UV-C, but not UV-A (unless you have a film). Many mushrooms can be enriched with UV-A, but UV-B is best. So yes, I agree, better to place outside in direct sun (or window open). But building the habit is the harder part for people tbh.
Also transparent polymers will generally break down with prolonged UV exposure.

Alternatively to leaving them exposed outdoors, you can use quartz.

Glass doesn't block UV A so that might not be the case, don't know in particular which type of UV rays the mushrooms need to produce vitamin D however.