Mycelium does anyone spawn their own?

[Moxi]

yes, i agree that was one of the drivers for me to start growing my own

Moxi

[Mr Gus]

Maybe a beer brewing heat may for winter heat maintenance could be utilised? ..another reason I was asking originally what size containers were in use.

25 litres, standard brew bucket.

[billi]

Oh .... Seems to Work First little ones are Growing now after about 12 days now ....

[Moxi]

Nice one Billi, get your bacon ready as they will visibly grow by the day now .

Also consider taking a handful of mycelium and adding it to some sterile grains in a jar to begin the next culture.

Moxi

[billi]

Yeah Moxi , good bacon here , with some free-ranged eggs and some Lamb's lettuce , cant wait

Sure have to learn more to make that an permanent idea (without buying in too much stuff)

The bought in , mycelium filled injector needle in mainly brewed coffee powder did not work .... mold was faster

[Moxi]

Billi try plain cardboard with some of the compressed saw dust cat litter pellets for a source of nitrate and in summer after harvest get hold of chopped straw as they are all good growth media, for spawning though I do prefer to use pulses or grains. Some people use corn but hemp flax or humble pearl barley all work and my favourite is rye.

Coffee grounds always seem best if they’re scolded with boiling water left to cool for twenty minutes then worked in to fruiting substrate - I’ve never managed to spawn directly on it because as you say it’s too rich and attracts fungal species that outgrow the slower mycelium.

Looking forward to tomorrow’s photo of mini mushrooms about twice the size of todays.

Moxi

[Mr Gus]

I'm wavering on the point of submission.

[Moxi]

Come on Billi ! wheres the photo for today ?

Moxi

[billi]

Well Moxi , do not be disappointed....

One of the ready to go Pots are doing fine Pleurotus pulmonarius
The other is struggling Pleurotus citrinopileatus
I read on the sellers website ,that the both need certain room temperature to fruit

Not easy in an old farmhouse in Bavaria with a woodstove only,k that cools down from say 23 in the eve to 13 degrees in the morning ( and while at work , no stove burning ) and as you know t5hat i do not like to overdo automated el. heaters , but just for that event , i have one heater on , on a timer

That was my order
Am looking forward to see what those 50 Timberplugs are doing , too

1 x PZS-PO-1002 DIY Pilzzuchtset Kastanienseitling - Pleurotus pulmonarius - Edelausternpilz 16,90 €
1 x PZS-PC-1003 DIY Pilzzuchtset Limonenseitling - Pleurotus citrinopileatus 16,90 €
1 x ID100012 50x Impfdübel aus Buchenholz (8x40mm) Shiitake | Lentinula edodes MG2500 12,80 € ( 8mm Timberplugs)
1 x LPC10002 Mycelspritze 10 ml - Liquid Pure Culture Stropharia rugosoannulata MG2351 | Braunkappe 10,98 € ( injection needle filled with Mycel)

[billi]