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I've prepared some of my ideas related to this topic. You are invited to read them here: Bag Or Log Cultivation? Which One Is Better? And Why?

Feel free to comment.

As I think, depends on substrate type used for bag cultivation. Let's say that you have a mix of several ingredients (oak, birch, poplar, supplements) that will provide nutrients for your mushrooms to grow, probably the first flush will provide you quality mushrooms, while growing on wood logs (e.g., oyster), you actually have one type of substrate. His opinion, from a logical point of view is true if you grow oysters on straw without any supplement addition this = with lower quality mushrooms while mushrooms grown on oak logs are higher in quality.

Thank you for your reply, your answer is excellent. Indeed for commercial purposes, bag cultivation is better because it's faster. I have two of his books and I can say that I've learned a lot from him.

You should try cardboard too, you'll get good results with that; however, you have to squeeze the paper for optimal humidity and that's the hard part

Yes indeed you're right. My question is not clear. When I've posted this question I was thinking about wood rotting fungi. How come that your friend cannot eat oysters grown on logs? what's the difference? are you thinking about their texture and taste?

I'm just wondering what do you think about the questions above.

[I'm thinking about wood rotting fungi]

Sue Jones wrote:I live in Vermont and would like to start some oyster on poplar logs. I have found logs to glean, and wonder if I can innoculate now (plug spawn) or if it would be better to wait until early spring? I have read that oysters can grow at temperatures as low as 35* F. My preference for doing it now is that the logs are already down and fresh, and I have the time now, whereas in spring I tend to be busier.

I welcome any comments or thoughts. Thanks.

It's better to inoculate the logs when their fresh, if not then you may leave them in water for few days. But inoculation should be done late autumn or in early spring as you said

Interesting, so you tried it!
I have in mind two species for this mushroom: Ganoderma applanatum or G. adspersum. Probably is the first one. G. applanatum is medicinal but not the other. Concerning the head ache I think the cause was something else

Could be some Clavaria or Macrotyphulla species, needs a closer look at spors and other characteristics

ediblecities Hatfield wrote:A neighbour had to put a fallen conifer down, I have no idea which. Can I use it to grow mushrooms on it? Which mushrooms?

Shiitake grows also on conifer wood, but you have to wait a year or so for the tannin to vanish away form the wood mass