Making sawdust blocks for Shitake's
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macsnax
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Is it a specific wood? I was wondering the same about the Ovoids, but it seems wood in general is good to go.
Some of the woods shiitakes thrive on for sawdust bags is alder, cottonwood, poplar, willow, aspen, sweetgum and other fast decomposing hardwoods. For log production oak is the wood of choice for shiitakes. Reports show shiitake do not do well on fruit tree woods.
macsnax
Pollen Slinger
Interesting, I'll follow along and see how they go for you bud.
macsnax
Pollen Slinger
If their fruiting conditions are similar to cubes, you should be fine running them in your martha with everything else
Shitake Growth Parameters
Spore Germination: 50-70°F
Spawn run: 70-80°F, Humidity 95-100%, Time: 35-70 days;
Primordia Formation: 50-60°F, Time: 1 day then 60-70F 5-7 days
Fruitbody Development: 50-70°F Time:5-8 days
Fruiting Cycle: Usually 2-3 weeks for 16 weeks
Spore Germination: 50-70°F
Spawn run: 70-80°F, Humidity 95-100%, Time: 35-70 days;
Primordia Formation: 50-60°F, Time: 1 day then 60-70F 5-7 days
Fruitbody Development: 50-70°F Time:5-8 days
Fruiting Cycle: Usually 2-3 weeks for 16 weeks
Maitake looks similar these are also on the list:
For fruiting of this species indoors, spawn can be started on rye grain. Then transferred to sterilized supplemented hardwood sawdust/chips/bran. Fruiting should begin 6 to 8 weeks from inoculation. It will generally fruit one or two big cluster of delicious medicinal mushrooms!
Spawn Run Temperature: 70-75F
Humidity: 95%-100%
Primodoria Temperature: 50-60F
Humidity: 95%
Fruitbody Development: 50-65F
Humidity: 75-85%
Substrates for fruiting: hardwood sawdust, sawdust/chips/bran, oak is best, poplar, cottonwood, elm, willow and alder. Over watering at the fruiting stage of this species should be avoided. Also recommended to lower the humidity during fruiting. This fungi likes temperature swings at the fruiting cycle so don’t think these temperatures are exact. We had this species fruiting in temps outdoors between 50F-78F.
For fruiting of this species indoors, spawn can be started on rye grain. Then transferred to sterilized supplemented hardwood sawdust/chips/bran. Fruiting should begin 6 to 8 weeks from inoculation. It will generally fruit one or two big cluster of delicious medicinal mushrooms!
Spawn Run Temperature: 70-75F
Humidity: 95%-100%
Primodoria Temperature: 50-60F
Humidity: 95%
Fruitbody Development: 50-65F
Humidity: 75-85%
Substrates for fruiting: hardwood sawdust, sawdust/chips/bran, oak is best, poplar, cottonwood, elm, willow and alder. Over watering at the fruiting stage of this species should be avoided. Also recommended to lower the humidity during fruiting. This fungi likes temperature swings at the fruiting cycle so don’t think these temperatures are exact. We had this species fruiting in temps outdoors between 50F-78F.
waylit's woodlover tek:
mycotopia.net
Waylit's WoodLover Tek - FAQ : Frequently Asked Questions
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macsnax
Pollen Slinger
That one got bookmarked, sounds like a pretty solid tekwaylit's woodlover tek:
Waylit's WoodLover Tek - FAQ : Frequently Asked Questions
Growing Magic Mushrooms, Mushroom spores, Ayahuasca, Magic Mushroom, Cultivation, Magic Mushroom Cultivation, Psilocybe Mushrooms, Cactis and Cannabis, including research, legislation, media coverage, bibliography and lots of links
macsnax
Pollen Slinger
Nice updated please because I'm really interested in how the process goes
macsnax
Pollen Slinger
Alder?
Yup thats the wood im going to use for thee wood lovers...WayLit preferred it..
macsnax
Pollen Slinger
I only know because I use the same chips in my big chief smoker lol
jpcyan2
In Bloom
Wood stove pellets also make a nice material to transfer to and from.
Woodlovers are quite contam resistant once there is no longer grain in the substrate mix. In my opinion, thats one of the keys to success.
Once it is colonizing the wood, get the grain out or transfer away from it.
There is a lot of info out there on shiitakes. I think you will be surprised and be more successful than you might anticipate.
Temps might be the most difficult part.
Woodlovers are quite contam resistant once there is no longer grain in the substrate mix. In my opinion, thats one of the keys to success.
Once it is colonizing the wood, get the grain out or transfer away from it.
There is a lot of info out there on shiitakes. I think you will be surprised and be more successful than you might anticipate.
Temps might be the most difficult part.
Wood stove pellets also make a nice material to transfer to and from.
Woodlovers are quite contam resistant once there is no longer grain in the substrate mix. In my opinion, thats one of the keys to success.
Once it is colonizing the wood, get the grain out or transfer away from it.
There is a lot of info out there on shiitakes. I think you will be surprised and be more successful than you might anticipate.
Temps might be the most difficult part.
So I was able to cancel the woodchips...you saying something like this would be better?
jpcyan2
In Bloom
Either should work fine, or a combination. You do need some chunk, and both chips and pellets have enough density to provide ample energy and food for the myc to achieve fruiting. It runs fast through sawdust, but for longevity and multiple flushes you need the density of chips , chunks, or pellets.
I dont know that one is better than the other. Both should be good.
I dont know that one is better than the other. Both should be good.
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