🍄Mushroom Cultivation🍄

[DoomsdayElite]

Grain bag, inoculated two weeks ago. This is my first time ever growing anything, and I'm pretty excited.

 

[Hepativore]

You can buy spores for giant puffball mushrooms. They have a very mild taste and are good when cooked in omelettes and sautéed with meat. They are native to where I live as well, but you have to find them fast as the insects like them too, and will infest them making them useless to pick.

You can buy spores to plant and they are very easy to grow and give you a lot of mushroom for your buck.

Another very common but highly underrated mushroom that you can grow from inoculation are shaggy manes. Shaggy mane mushrooms are very common on lawns in my area, but you have to pick and cook them within a day at maturity as then the mushroom starts breaking down and becomes bitter.

 

[Schizofriend]

Does anyone have a good suggestion for mushrooms to grow outdoors? Currently I'm struggling with finding indoor space to grow bag oysters I planned to, but I have a decently spacious yard that's just waiting for new projects. Does anyone have a recommendation?

They finally pinned! I cut a hole in the bag a week ago. 2 days ago this turned up in the bag:

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What you're looking at is primordia, or the equivalent of an embryo for mushrooms. Out of this will come fresh oyster mushrooms!

yesterday, it's already looking 2x bigger, and has some protrusion out of the bag:
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I used some electrical tape to band the bag, as other pins were forming, and they weren't going to make it. Yes, this means I forced the shrooms to have an abortion. And I didn't even have to brew any tea.

Finally (so far): today.
They've doubled in size, so it can't be long now. I'm excited to see how big they get!

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C'mon bro, it's almost been a month. Why are you denying us pics of those beauties all grown up?

 

[Sperg_rancher]

Grain bag, inoculated two weeks ago. This is my first time ever growing anything, and I'm pretty excited.
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Looking good!! Mushrooms are the right choice for first thing to grow- They'll make fruit without you doing anything! They'll make more though if you treat them right.

C'mon bro, it's almost been a month. Why are you denying us pics of those beauties all grown up?

Alright! I think you're right. Here are the results of my first grow.


Here is the result. A large, Beautiful cluster of Blue Oysters.

Unfortunately they fell over from having so much weight outside the bag!, and because of the damage, they lost all color.
so a few days later this is what I have.


Still good to eat, but the damage is visible. Came in at 8 ounces wet. I'm pleased.

If you're wondering what they look like cut up, here you are. It reminds me of the mythological hydra, a lot of heads vying for resources.



They are very tasty, I'd say it's a better meat substitute than tofu if you're vegetarian.
You can definitely tell that they were grown from cereal grain, that flavor of oats and barley is present in them.
I'm going to experiment with putting spices in they bag next time.. See if I can make some mushrooms with intense flavors.


All in all, They taste like scallops without the fishiness I'd say. For a bunch of grass clippings, I'd say they're well worth the effort!

Just the mushrooms and 2 tsp. Avocado oil. no salt, no spices. Very enjoyable.

 

[Shroom King]

Despite my username, I suck ass at growing shrooms. I had to dump out more than one Mason jar of substrate because I didn't trust the color of the mycelium.

 

[Schizofriend]

Looking good!! Mushrooms are the right choice for first thing to grow- They'll make fruit without you doing anything! They'll make more though if you treat them right.

Alright! I think you're right. Here are the results of my first grow.

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Here is the result. A large, Beautiful cluster of Blue Oysters.

Unfortunately they fell over from having so much weight outside the bag!, and because of the damage, they lost all color.
so a few days later this is what I have.
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Still good to eat, but the damage is visible. Came in at 8 ounces wet. I'm pleased.

If you're wondering what they look like cut up, here you are. It reminds me of the mythological hydra, a lot of heads vying for resources.
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They are very tasty, I'd say it's a better meat substitute than tofu if you're vegetarian.
You can definitely tell that they were grown from cereal grain, that flavor of oats and barley is present in them.
I'm going to experiment with putting spices in they bag next time.. See if I can make some mushrooms with intense flavors.


All in all, They taste like scallops without the fishiness I'd say. For a bunch of grass clippings, I'd say they're well worth the effort!
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Just the mushrooms and 2 tsp. Avocado oil. no salt, no spices. Very enjoyable.

Man, those look great! I'm glad you're enjoying them, but boy how I envy you.

Despite my username, I suck ass at growing shrooms. I had to dump out more than one Mason jar of substrate because I didn't trust the color of the mycelium.

Don't sweat it, King. I don't think any grower ever went without dumping a few bad jars.

 

[my hole is huge]

This question may be dumb, may be autistic, may even be both. i'm coming from a perspective where i'm very comfortable playing arnd w regular ass 'green plants'. (& i'm aware that fungus are not plants lol). If you find a beautiful specimen in the wild...is there any way to propagate/clone the fungus at home just from the fruiting body (assuming you have a broadly mushroom friendly set up going)? i love propagating plants just for the experimental value and challenge. Wondering if there is a mushie equivalent. wild fungus seem very embedded in their little home chemical/biological matrices, very involved/dependent on whats around them so i suppose you would have to get a lot right. although at the same time i've lived in very shitty houses where mushrooms would grow out of the molding after a big rain so whose to say how picky these fellers are.

 

[Schizofriend]

This question may be dumb, may be autistic, may even be both. i'm coming from a perspective where i'm very comfortable playing arnd w regular ass 'green plants'. (& i'm aware that fungus are not plants lol). If you find a beautiful specimen in the wild...is there any way to propagate/clone the fungus at home just from the fruiting body (assuming you have a broadly mushroom friendly set up going)? i love propagating plants just for the experimental value and challenge. Wondering if there is a mushie equivalent. wild fungus seem very embedded in their little home chemical/biological matrices, very involved/dependent on whats around them so i suppose you would have to get a lot right. although at the same time i've lived in very shitty houses where mushrooms would grow out of the molding after a big rain so whose to say how picky these fellers are.

In theory, you can. But how hard it would be really depends on the specimen, and could get quite difficult and require some serious equipment. In general, the ones you see outside are usually challenging to grow at home.

You could collect spores from a mushroom and grow it that way, or you could take some of its tissue and clone it. Compared to plants, using spores is similar to using seeds to grow a plant, while cloning is more akin to using a branch to grow a new tree, but that's simplifying it. In short, you can but depending on the specimen it could get extremely hard and costly.

 

[Absurdist Laughter]

I'm glad this thread is here, I was about to start experimenting with some liquid culture tek. Specifically, bubbling sterile air into the LC instead of using a stir bar. I'll definitely make a write up and share it here. Gotta do something with my Chestnut spore print.

 

[Sperg_rancher]

I'm glad this thread is here, I was about to start experimenting with some liquid culture tek. Specifically, bubbling sterile air into the LC instead of using a stir bar. I'll definitely make a write up and share it here. Gotta do something with my Chestnut spore print.

Please share when you do.. LC has always been a major struggle of mine. I can innoc everything with perfect consistency, but LC is just difficult for me.

 

[DoomsdayElite]

Grain bag I injected nearly a month ago. Massaged it last Sunday, and now the growth is really taking off.

 

[FieldPiece]

Here's a good channel if you want to get into growing mushrooms as well as making your own spore cultures.

 

[Lunarfag]

i really need to go off the grid and also start cultivating for myself. forgive my political sperging here but the fact that some natural plants/fungi are illegal says everything about modern society.
at least theyre being allowed for theraputic treatment now

 

[Schizofriend]

i really need to go off the grid and also start cultivating for myself. forgive my political sperging here but the fact that some natural plants/fungi are illegal says everything about modern society.
at least theyre being allowed for theraputic treatment now

Yeah, it's dumb, but thankfully it's one of the hardest laws to enforce for the state. Seriously, I know people who grow stuff like that, and the only way to get caught is to be the biggest retard ever about it. As long as you source your seeds/spores with care and are not dealing or talking to everyone about it, there's very little they can do.

 

[TwistedFreak]

So I bought a bag of just coir (see attached link) and I am looking to use it as a substrate for my shrooms.

https://www.sungro.com/retail-product/black-gold-just-coir/

However, I believe this comes pre-hydrated.

What is the process for pasteurizing and inducing ideal moisture content for the coir? I am not planning to add anything to the coir other than water- I just want to be sure the coir is not contaminated and I am not adding too much water to the mixture.

All the videos I watch seem to deal with these coco coir bricks rather than the already broken up bag of coir

This thread is awesome by the way-keep posting!

 

[Schizofriend]

So I bought a bag of just coir (see attached link) and I am looking to use it as a substrate for my shrooms.

https://www.sungro.com/retail-product/black-gold-just-coir/

However, I believe this comes pre-hydrated.

What is the process for pasteurizing and inducing ideal moisture content for the coir? I am not planning to add anything to the coir other than water- I just want to be sure the coir is not contaminated and I am not adding too much water to the mixture.

All the videos I watch seem to deal with these coco coir bricks rather than the already broken up bag of coir

This thread is awesome by the way-keep posting!

I've never heard of pre-hydrated coir before. I wouldn't really trust it being hydrated enough, but it's your call.

If I were in your place, I'd treat it as any ol' dry coir and pour boiling water on it just the same. The heat of the hot water should kill any potential contam either way.

Don't be too concerned about adding too much water. I made that mistake the first time I used coir, but it's really easy to fix: Just use your hand (with a clean glove ofc) to squeeze all the extra water out of the coir before placing it into a tub. The ideal moisture level is when it's barely dripping when you squeeze it hard, so just squeeze until you get to that point. I did it like that and everything went well. I'd be far more afraid of adding too little water.

 

[Joe Shmoe]

I have a chamber for stuff like koji (Which I guess is a kind of mushroom too) that can be temperature and humidity controlled (It's made out of an old fridge), would that be good to grow mushrooms in? And also can you grow ceps and morels? I always wanted to try those but foraging is a pain in the ass and they are super expensive to just buy online.

 

[Sperg_rancher]

I have a chamber for stuff like koji (Which I guess is a kind of mushroom too) that can be temperature and humidity controlled (It's made out of an old fridge), would that be good to grow mushrooms in? And also can you grow ceps and morels?

Depends on the aparatus, mushrooms need a lot of oxygen and it's easy to suffocate them.
Ceps and morels are both growable, cordyceps are much easier. Morels you need to winterize the mycelium for a while after colonization, so it's more complicated, but possible. Cordyceps can be grown more or loss like other mushrooms, I've heard. Haven't tried it myself, but I know they need specific nutrients that other mushrooms don't need.

 

[Joe Shmoe]

Depends on the aparatus, mushrooms need a lot of oxygen and it's easy to suffocate them.
Ceps and morels are both growable, cordyceps are much easier. Morels you need to winterize the mycelium for a while after colonization, so it's more complicated, but possible. Cordyceps can be grown more or loss like other mushrooms, I've heard. Haven't tried it myself, but I know they need specific nutrients that other mushrooms don't need.

Could you send some resources when it comes to growing ceps? I was curious because I heard elsewhere they can't be grown (Maybe they meant on a commercial scale?). Ceps aren't the same as cordyceps though, completely different mushroom. Ceps are also known as porcini so maybe you confused them with something else?

 

[TwistedFreak]

Cut open my block earlier today after leaving it to rest for 3 weeks after my block mix. Pretty sure everything looks good. Cut the bag from the top and now just have it taped folded over and taped on the side. Bought a mister and sprayed some fresh tap on all the sides of the bag+lightly over the block. Running a manual 12 off 12 on light cycle (literally my oven light lol)on my bag and misting every other day. First time for me ever growing anything, doing it with a Booming Acres all in one bag.