i am starting a thread to track progress on mushroom growing, partly to hold myself accountable. i am gonna collect supplies this week so i can start by this time next week and i will be using this method https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/publication/ss662 because it has the lowest startup cost i've found #mycology
my spawn order is in. i went with northspore because they have very good reviews and seemingly reliable results. gonna try and do shiitakes first because why not
the biggest challenge with all of this is gonna be keeping things clean while prepping them, i can already tell. gd cats and their gd interest in everything they're not supposed to touch...
posting my shopping list so i actually complete it, since i got a shipping notice: power supply for my fogger bucket to keep clean for sanitizing things straw!
after a delay because of difficulty finding straw, of all things, i decided to try a few different alternate subtrates. so, i mixed up bags with both mixed softwood and pure aspen woodshavings yesterday and have them set in a tub near the water heater for consistent heat. humidity is harder to maintain, considering I'm in Colorado and our usual indoor humidity is like 18%... so I'm using both a fogger and a clean towel soaked in water that I'm changing out every other day.
i checked the bags this morning and they look so good. decided against making more since we're going to be traveling soon, but realized that i could probably take some of the spore that i still have with us on our trip to the coast and innoculate some logs around the family cabin...
@rose_alibi Exciting! I had a friend when I was working in landscaping who grew psychoactive mushrooms for their migraines, it seems like a very fun and interesting hobby. I'm looking forward to seeing how it goes!
@octojon yeah my old roommate used to grow the special kind but i was only sorta involved... and i have tried kits and things a couple times but failed, mostly because colorado is so dry i think... but i have a plan! hooray!
@Apiary i am trying to avoid the excessively nerdy methods, i can't handle getting into air systems and shit. but i would very much like to grow a few mushrooms at home 😆
my spawn order is in. i went with northspore because they have very good reviews and seemingly reliable results.
gonna try and do shiitakes first because why not