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Mang
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 Spawning ratio question
#8575729 - 06/28/08 09:49 PM (5 months, 1 day ago) |
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Hey guys,
I am planning on growing Pink Oysters on supplemented weat straw. I will be growing in baskets about 4ft long by 8 inches round. My question is about how many pounds worth of grain spawn will I need to inoculate per log?
Faffle- you had said you use 4 quarts per log, what does that translate to in pounds?? About three or four? My mind works in metric so any help would be much appreciated! Thanks.
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Re: Spawning ratio question [Re: combs]
#8575899 - 06/28/08 11:00 PM (5 months, 1 day ago) |
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You'll want anywhere from 4 to 8 liters of colonized grain spawn. I make 8" to 10" diameter logs, and use two quart jars per foot of log when using a high spawn ratio, and half that amount if I'm wanting to spread my spawn further. Since the grain spawn is a major part of the final substrate nutrient content, a high spawn ratio is a benefit to fruiting as well as a help to speed up colonization.
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Re: Spawning ratio question [Re: RogerRabbit]
#8576561 - 06/29/08 06:30 AM (5 months, 16 hours ago) |
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Awesome! Thanks for your help Roger.
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Re: Spawning ratio question [Re: combs]
#8577743 - 06/29/08 03:48 PM (5 months, 7 hours ago) |
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I use a 5% ratio spawn to wet weight of straw and no supplements. I let the mycecium get all the nutrients from the straw. Spawn is expensive and also grain is expensive and going up. Why waste it? (I usually make about 35 3 ft X 12 in. per week)
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