Oyster mushrooms update, 07-21-04
Yay!!!
I went out to the greenhouse this morning to check on plants and stuff, and looked into the ice chest with my oyster mushroom culture and there were 2 nice little clusters of mushrooms growing out of the top of the toilet paper roll! :-) :-) :-) I am just so thrilled as I've never tried to grow mushrooms before, and did not buy a grow kit... I started these from scratch using some pureed fresh oyster mushroom stems and bases. Many MANY thanks to the person that posted on RGE about the toilet roll method! I did not use a bag, I used an ice chest instead and even tho' I don't remember the exact date I planted them, I think it's been 10 to 12 weeks. They sprouted up literally overnight and I did not go out there until about noon, so they were looking a little dried and curled due to the heat, so I picked them and put them into some cold water in the refrigerator and they plumped right up. They are not very large but that's ok as the smaller ones are usually more tender anyway. They will be lightly sauteed in some butter in the skillet with some steak juice. ;-d Darn I wish I had a digital camera. :-( Yay!!! K. -- Sprout the Mung Bean to reply... ,,Cat's Haven Hobby Farm,,Katraatcenturyteldotnet,, http://cgi6.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...user id=katra |
Oyster mushrooms update, 07-21-04
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They sprouted up literally overnight and I did not go out there until about noon, so they were looking a little dried and curled due to the heat, so I picked them and put them into some cold water in the refrigerator and they plumped right up. They are not very large but that's ok as the smaller ones are usually more tender anyway. They will be lightly sauteed in some butter in the skillet with some steak juice. ;-d If oysters do not have enough light, they will stay small. It happened to me a couple of times. It is probably too late for this fruiting, but two toilet paper rolls may have another fruiting in them 6 weeks from now (put them in the shade, with a moisture tent -clear garbage bag with holes, not touching substrate- around them). After the second fruiting break the mycelium up and spread it into a larger substrate (say, 4 gallons of wood chips with some coffee grounds, all boiled) outdoors in the shade to see if you can get more. BTW I tried blending some stems and mixed them in a boiled wheat-sawdust blend. It did not work. I am guessing that the initial mycelium needs a substrate that is easier to penetrate than boiled wheat or sawdust. It was also only one cup in one gallon of substrate. Toilet paper is, I am sure, a lot easier to penetrate, and the ratio of mushroom to substrate much more favorable. so next time I will follow your recipe verbatim. |
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