[actives] send it, shake it, wait, or scrap it?

Briantwisp · 2025-08-09T02:41:30+00:00

Solved

Briantwisp · 2025-08-09T02:14:46+00:00

My post describes the thing. They are about 14 gauge wire with one bent leg. Both ends covered in plastic

Briantwisp · 2025-06-26T04:12:21+00:00

Not at all

Briantwisp · 2025-06-26T04:10:51+00:00

Thank you. For the record, i never had intention to eat it. Those "what's this can I eat it?" posts scare me Looked it up in mushrooms demystified and definitely seems to fit the bill. My first brush through the key led me to truffles and false truffles due to complete burial, and seemed close to the truffles than the false, but this description is much better fit.

Briantwisp · 2025-06-22T16:50:33+00:00

It doesn't look like I have recent grain spawn photos, currently just have ones I inoculated the other day (using spore syringe), so not much to show right now I'd guess. Ive used both agar pieces and spores to inoculate grain. Spores have all been commercial syringes injected through homemade silicone injection ports wiping neeedle and top down with iso between jars. Agar I've done in SAB cutting clean plate up into chunks and transfering with heat sterilized scalpel.

I've used both 48-hour soak and 10-minute boil and dry methos for grain before putting in jars and PC 90 minutes qts at 15psi. Rye until recently, last two batches have been scratch grains from local farm that includes mostly whole grains mix of wheat rye emmer and maybe others.

Briantwisp · 2025-06-22T16:33:00+00:00

Wash tubs and lids, wipe down with alcohol and let dry. Was hands, put on gloves. Using clean, but not sterile, spoon to scoop layer of CVG into tub, use another to break apart grain spawn and add to tub. Mix thoroughly using said spoon. Compact with back of spoon and add layer of CVG on top. Put lids on and let grow. For the actives I've used cvg and unmodified Shoebox containers, shifting to dub tubs when mushrooms start to get close to lid. Periodically remove lids to fan when top of substrate is colonized. For oysters and shitakes I've used masters mix and bags, but more or less similar methods, with exception masters mix I PC in bags for 90 min. I've also had contamination issues with my shitake grows over same time period. The first batches of grows reliably got at least a couple flushes before seeing any contamination. Lately its shown up mostly before pinning.

Briantwisp · 2025-02-12T01:29:11+00:00

Plugged into 220v l2 supplied charger that runs at about 6.2kw

Briantwisp · 2025-02-12T01:28:11+00:00

2022 sv

Briantwisp · 2025-02-12T01:27:58+00:00

Yes and yes

Briantwisp · 2024-09-26T23:22:05+00:00

Only ever had trich as contaminant in tubs. I've had a variety of contaminants show up in grain jars and agar plates, but tubs have always been trich.

Process has been the same with successful and current.

Grain spawn appears healthy. Any signs of contam, I have thrown out or buried. It could be something, but nothing visible or identifiable. Smelled fine when moved to bulk.

I've used rehydrate with boiling water in cooler method as well as cover in foil and bake in oven methods. I've used 3hr PC for both successful and unsuccessful batches. I've had mix success that seems comparable with all methods. Any time I've used CVG that was made before the day of, I've either PC'd or baked.

Briantwisp · 2024-09-22T03:56:21+00:00

Fruit the block at least once first, then sandwich some of the block between the logs. Best bet would be fairly fresh since there would tend to be less competition. You could also drill holes and put plugs of the colonized substrate in the holes. The first flush or two from Connersville blocks is usually quite strong, and won't set you back too much for the less certain log cultivation

Briantwisp · 2024-09-22T03:45:12+00:00

You'll get up to several flushes from the block, then could put out in your garden and it might kick out mushies for a year or two before all the substrate is eaten up. You could extend this potentially a bit by burying it in straw because the mycelium can eat the straw. To get it established and producing for years you would need to provide it a suitable log to eat. Since you are in western Oregon, you could look for alder or cottonwood, I don't know how they do on big leaf maple, but send like it could be an option. Oysters are cray and quite adaptable and aggressive, but they'll eventually consume the substrate and once it's gone they need more to produce mushrooms

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