How to grow Mushrooms - Earth Changes and the Pole Shift2024-03-28T11:15:05Zhttps://poleshift.ning.com/forum/topics/how-to-grow-mushrooms?id=3863141%3ATopic%3A955370&feed=yes&xn_auth=noHen of the Woods
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<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Hen of the Woods</span> </p>
<p>- Grows near the base of oak trees</p>
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<p>A few percentage of ppl can have an allergic reaction to chicken of the woods. The suggested course of action is to try a small size first & observe for swollen lips,…</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Hen of the Woods</span> </p>
<p>- Grows near the base of oak trees</p>
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<p>A few percentage of ppl can have an allergic reaction to chicken of the woods. The suggested course of action is to try a small size first & observe for swollen lips, nausea or vomiting. Avoid chicken of the woods grown on confiers or cedar; (only hardwood like oak,etc)</p>
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<p>Neither of the two above have poisonous look alikes.</p> It occurred to me that in t…tag:poleshift.ning.com,2014-10-03:3863141:Comment:9849982014-10-03T16:26:09.055Zcasey ahttps://poleshift.ning.com/profile/caseya
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<p>It occurred to me that in the aftertime many ppl will be looking about at mushrooms in the wild, not knowing which ones are edible and which ones aren't.</p>
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<p>In foresight it wouldn't be a bad idea to find groups that forage for mushrooms in your locale & take classes.</p>
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<p>With the rise in contactees, ppl are preparing. You can get classes on…</p>
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<p>It occurred to me that in the aftertime many ppl will be looking about at mushrooms in the wild, not knowing which ones are edible and which ones aren't.</p>
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<p>In foresight it wouldn't be a bad idea to find groups that forage for mushrooms in your locale & take classes.</p>
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<p>With the rise in contactees, ppl are preparing. You can get classes on mushroom foraging & permaculture.</p>
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<p>Because of the constant rain, mushrooms in the wild would be more common. And mushroom cultivation would be easier & plentiful than it is today</p> Growing King Stropharia
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<p>They grow on wood or bark mulch. They can grow in straw as well.</p>
<p>Even before the shift, you can incorporate them with mulch in your garden beds. (Dont use cedar or pine).</p>
<p>More food for ya.</p>
<p>If you keep supplying the growbeds with woodchips/straw, mushrooms should be coming every year. You can also transfer the substrate to other wood chip beds.…</p>
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<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Growing King Stropharia</span></p>
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<p>They grow on wood or bark mulch. They can grow in straw as well.</p>
<p>Even before the shift, you can incorporate them with mulch in your garden beds. (Dont use cedar or pine).</p>
<p>More food for ya.</p>
<p>If you keep supplying the growbeds with woodchips/straw, mushrooms should be coming every year. You can also transfer the substrate to other wood chip beds.</p>
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<p>Like all mushrooms, they thrive in the shade and under moist conditions. (And in the aftertime, protected from the rain)</p> Hey lana, I was wondering on…tag:poleshift.ning.com,2013-10-23:3863141:Comment:9577072013-10-23T03:00:17.068Zcasey ahttps://poleshift.ning.com/profile/caseya
<p>Hey lana, I was wondering on how to produce an example of mushrooms growing on wood. thank you for these</p>
<p>Hey lana, I was wondering on how to produce an example of mushrooms growing on wood. thank you for these</p> Great discussion!
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<p>Great discussion!</p>
<p>Since there will be a lot of fallen trees after the PS, I think it's best to use them for growing mushrooms. When you inoculate on the hard wood (like oak, beech, hornbeam...) you can harvest them for up to 7 years. The only con is that it will take 1-2 years to start fruiting. That can be solved if the part is inoculated on soft wood - under favorable conditions, that will give mushrooms in around 3 months.</p>
<p>Below are photos from our little experiment almost…</p>
<p>Great discussion!</p>
<p>Since there will be a lot of fallen trees after the PS, I think it's best to use them for growing mushrooms. When you inoculate on the hard wood (like oak, beech, hornbeam...) you can harvest them for up to 7 years. The only con is that it will take 1-2 years to start fruiting. That can be solved if the part is inoculated on soft wood - under favorable conditions, that will give mushrooms in around 3 months.</p>
<p>Below are photos from our little experiment almost two years old. All is on hard wood ad it started to fruit now, besides few shitakes during the summer. We are planning to inoculate more next month to have more varieties available.</p>
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<p><a target="_self" href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/54839740?profile=original"><img width="430" class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/54839740?profile=RESIZE_480x480" width="430"/></a></p> This is an excellent discussi…tag:poleshift.ning.com,2013-10-13:3863141:Comment:9569922013-10-13T03:46:33.798ZDerrick Johnsonhttps://poleshift.ning.com/profile/DerrickJohnson
<p>This is an excellent discussion Casey, thanks for teaching us how to grow mushrooms.</p>
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<p>This is an excellent discussion Casey, thanks for teaching us how to grow mushrooms.</p>
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<p>However the laundry basket that had these blue oysters got contaminated. The mushroom spawn to straw ratio used in these plastic bags was one to one. In the laundry basket I used one part spawn to 3 parts straw.</p>
<p>After reading up, it seems that the likely reason was that the mushroom spawn itself got contaminated. (I had taken some shortcuts not detailed in this post)</p>
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<p>I'm going to start the "laundry basket" method from scratch all over again. Hopefully with a better eye…</p>
<p>However the laundry basket that had these blue oysters got contaminated. The mushroom spawn to straw ratio used in these plastic bags was one to one. In the laundry basket I used one part spawn to 3 parts straw.</p>
<p>After reading up, it seems that the likely reason was that the mushroom spawn itself got contaminated. (I had taken some shortcuts not detailed in this post)</p>
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<p>I'm going to start the "laundry basket" method from scratch all over again. Hopefully with a better eye on my hygiene/ sanitation techniques, I can produce consistent results that can be duplicated. (Until then, this is it for now)...</p>
<p>cheers</p> Stage 4 - Fruiting
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<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Stage 4 - Fruiting</strong></span></p>
<p>-Wait for the substrate to reach 100 % colonization</p>
<p>-Then, wait two days, and carefully cut holes through the plastic layer. (trying not to cut through the mycelium)…</p>
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<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Stage 4 - Fruiting</strong></span></p>
<p>-Wait for the substrate to reach 100 % colonization</p>
<p>-Then, wait two days, and carefully cut holes through the plastic layer. (trying not to cut through the mycelium)</p>
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<p>-Put the substrate in a moist environment with ambient light.</p>
<p> If growing them outside, place them under a shade.</p>
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<p>In order for oyster mushrooms to fruit, you need:</p>
<p>i) some fresh air</p>
<p>ii) a moist environment</p>
<p>iii) the right temperature for the specific type of mushroom</p>
<p>(To meet all these conditions, I placed my grow near a window)</p>
<p><em>Blue oyster mushrooms like to fruit between 50F to 70F (10 to 20 C) degrees.</em></p>
<p><em>Pink Oysters like to fruit between 70 to 85 F (20 to 30 C)degrees.</em></p>
<p>For information on other oyster mushrooms click <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.shroomery.org/9419/Oysters" target="_blank">here</a></p>
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<p>Here's my setup.</p>
<p>The substrate bag, placed in a tray with a piece of transparent (or white) plastic laid on top of it. I had two substrate bags.</p>
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<p>Mist the inside with a spray bottle & pour just a little water on the bottom of the tray to humidify the inside of the setup.</p>
<p>You will need to do this twice a day. (If your grow is outside in a bucket, carefully hose it & make sure there are drainage holes.)</p>
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<p>And here is what follows:</p>
<p>First mushroom "pins" start to appear:</p>
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<p>Then they grow into baby mushrooms:</p>
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<p>Then you get these:</p>
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<p>If you have outdoor space, then I highly recommend this link on how to grow these mushrooms outdoors. <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.shroomery.org/forums/showflat.php/Cat/0/Number/10322837" target="_blank">LINK</a></p>
<p>Please keep in mind oysters are not meant to be fruited indoors because of allergy issues they can create. This was just a test run on a small scale</p> From Self Nutrition Data:
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<p>From <a href="http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/vegetables-and-vegetable-products/3050/2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Self Nutrition Data:</a></p>
<p><em> [Oyster Mushrooms are] low in Sodium, and very low in Saturated Fat and Cholesterol. It is also a good source of Protein, Thiamin, Vitamin B6, Folate, Iron, Magnesium, Zinc and Manganese, and a very good source of Dietary Fiber, Riboflavin, Niacin, Pantothenic Acid, Phosphorus, Potassium and Copper."</em></p>
<p>I guess theyre more…</p>
<p>From <a rel="nofollow" href="http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/vegetables-and-vegetable-products/3050/2" target="_blank">Self Nutrition Data:</a></p>
<p><em> [Oyster Mushrooms are] low in Sodium, and very low in Saturated Fat and Cholesterol. It is also a good source of Protein, Thiamin, Vitamin B6, Folate, Iron, Magnesium, Zinc and Manganese, and a very good source of Dietary Fiber, Riboflavin, Niacin, Pantothenic Acid, Phosphorus, Potassium and Copper."</em></p>
<p>I guess theyre more nutritious than I originally thought.</p>
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<blockquote cite="http://poleshift.ning.com/forum/topics/how-to-grow-mushrooms#3863141Comment955299"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>Mushrooms provide a good source of food for when it is dark and hard to grow anything else. This in fact may be one of the most important home grown foods in hard times. Wonder how much protein mushrooms can provide over meat or potatoes? Must be good nutrition growing these from scratch. This is great info thanks!</p>
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</blockquote> The crumbled up spawn you see…tag:poleshift.ning.com,2013-10-04:3863141:Comment:9563212013-10-04T06:16:12.663Zcasey ahttps://poleshift.ning.com/profile/caseya
<p>The crumbled up spawn you see is that of pink oyster. Unfortunately after pasteurizing the straw, I did not let it cool and drain properly. So the basket was filled with straw that was too wet. On top of this I did not drain the liquid that the mycelium secretes.</p>
<p>At first (from the smell of it) everything was going well, but then it got contaminated with bacteria. I could smell the straw fermenting. So I had to dump the whole basket.</p>
<p>At the moment I have a similar basket of…</p>
<p>The crumbled up spawn you see is that of pink oyster. Unfortunately after pasteurizing the straw, I did not let it cool and drain properly. So the basket was filled with straw that was too wet. On top of this I did not drain the liquid that the mycelium secretes.</p>
<p>At first (from the smell of it) everything was going well, but then it got contaminated with bacteria. I could smell the straw fermenting. So I had to dump the whole basket.</p>
<p>At the moment I have a similar basket of blue oysters colonizing. But because of this earlier setback I may not be able to provide an update next week.</p>