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@@ -365,9 +365,9 @@ This guide does not address these special requirements.
 I leave it up to you to research your mycelium species.
 
 [Grain spawn](#grain-spawn) is a common source of nutrients and the most accessible source of grain spawn is wild bird seed.
-You should, however, provide mycelium a variety of grain spawn from generation to generation so the strain does not lose it's ability to digest different sources of nutrition.
+You should, however, provide mycelium a variety of grain spawn and substrates between generations of colonies so the strain does not lose it's ability to digest different sources of nutrition.
 
-The general instructions are the same for most grain spawn.
+These general instructions are the same for most grain spawn.
 
 # Grain Spawn