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Bunker Spawn - Winecap

 
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Has anybody utilized Winecap inoculated bunker spawn?

I've been pondering creating some temporary soil building berms to introduce to a hillside and have been recently reading Mycelium Running by Paul Stamets. In the book, specifically about mycoremediation work, that bunker spawn would be utilized en mass to cover an area in mycelium. I'm thinking about filling burlap sacks full of woodchips and inoculating those with Stropharia rugosoannulata. These sacks will be placed halfway up the hillside in semi-excavated spots and then tons of woodchips would be distributed on the hillside.

Could it just be extra steps instead of just placing sawdust spawn on a chipped hillside? Maybe... I just think a heavier denser object will also help act as a erosion reducer and hopefully act as a stopgap for seeds and good stuff to not instantly be swept down the hillside.

Let me know if this sounds reasonable
 
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My worry would be if it were to be on a slope that is fairly steep, the whole thing may shift during a large rain event. You could certainly try the burlap idea if burlap isn't anti-fungal (I don't know). It sounds like you want to create a terrace as well as a silt trap. I would be careful of using only one type of mycelia. I understand that it's choice due to it's speed of colonization. I would thing of a way to anchor your wall/terrace. Also, keep in mind if the area is hot and sunny, you will be wasting your time. You definitely don't want to have to water those bags. A northern slope or a quality overstory would be ideal. Let us know if this is close to what you are thinking.
 
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