A cultivating substrate, suitable for cultivating mushrooms, includes excrement of ruminants, wherein the percentage of the excrement in the total dry weight of the cultivating substrate is more than 1%. Moreover, a cultivating apparatus including a container and the cultivating substrate is also provided.本發明提供一種栽培基材,適於栽培菇類,基材包括反芻動物之排遺纖維,排遺纖維占栽培基材之總乾重百分比為1%以上。另提供一種栽培裝置包括容器以及栽培基材。