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Striving to grow things as naturally, simply, and cheaply as possible!
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Some places need to be wild
Striving to grow things as naturally, simply, and cheaply as possible!
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Standing on the shoulders of giants. Giants with dirt under their nails
Some places need to be wild
Some places need to be wild
Some places need to be wild
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Matthew Fien Gretton wrote:I'm a professional mushroom farmer, if any of yall need help just let me know
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Darya Sevastópolska wrote:
Matthew Fien Gretton wrote:I'm a professional mushroom farmer, if any of yall need help just let me know
I would like some help, be it from Matthew Fien Gretton or anyone else. I cannot invest in spawn right now, can anyone share any tips on making the cheapest and easiest way to produce some mushrooms for a beginner? Or direct me to a forum with such information if I'm in the wrong place?
I have (in stores) oyster mushrooms, button mushrooms and shimeji mushrooms (not adding here shitake, because that would mean logs). I have loads of coffee grounds, containers and a balcony. Also a severe bleach allergy, so cannot use it for equipment sterilisation. I know that the chances for success are lower, but I'd like to try anyway.
Thanks in advance!
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Cécile Stelzer Johnson wrote:
You may want to try oyster mushrooms because they are more aggressive in getting established, so less prone to contamination.. I'm not sure if this method would work for other mushrooms though. You would have to try. I like that it uses the butt pieces of oyster mushrooms, so you can still eat the cap/ top
https://grocycle.com/diy-mushroom-spawn/#:~:text=How%20can%20you%20grow%20your,ll%20have%20your%20own%20spawn.
Depending on how much you want to make, you could play with this recipe. For the cardboard, you may want to use brand new cardboard boxes that are sold for packaging. This way, you can choose clean cardboard, and also cardboard with less ink. Home depot sells quite an assortment.
Boiling the cardboard longer will make it sterile enough to grow the mycelium, so you don't have to resort to bleach. If you have a pressure cooker, that is even better: It will definitely kill the competition.
Wine caps are another one that should be easier. I do buy the wine cap mycelium to get started: I like that wine caps keep coming back season after season if you leave some mushrooms to senesce in the bed. The best strata is straw for that. I use the super clean tightly compressed straw as it has already been sterilized. It is a bit more than run of the mill straw but the results are so much better...
Keep adding this type of straw to extend the number of years of harvest. Keep moist.
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Cécile Stelzer Johnson wrote:Daria, I will grant you that "loads of coffee grounds, containers and a balcony" makes it a bit difficult to grow mushrooms, but you could "scale down", while you are learning how to do it. A small box, bought mushrooms and straw or shredded cooked cardboard won't take so much room. Depending how your balcony is oriented, in Portugal, it may prove too hot for your mushrooms. They don't really need a lot of sunshine. Indirect light is great. though, so other rooms could prove more inviting for your project.
If you think about it, the learning curve will be cheaper is you start very small. Good luck on your project. We are pulling for you!
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Thekla McDaniels wrote:Darya, what happened to the bag of oyster mushrooms that was working well before getting contaminated with a dead fly? Once the mycelium growth gets to a certain stage, a few other organisms don’t usually bother the colony or prevent fruiting.
Did something happen, or, seeing the fly did you think the whole thing was ruined, and dispose of it?
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Thea Flurry wrote:Well color me inspired! Does anyone have a good resource for when different mushrooms fruit, and how mushrooms play well together? I know winecaps and oysters were mentioned earlier, and someone else was talking about successive harvests in the spring and fall. Is there a database I can use to plan such things?
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