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 meehi
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 Elm Oyster, WBS spawned to Coir/worm casting based substrate? 
#10237806 - 04/26/09 04:18 PM (3 years, 30 days ago) |
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Hi guys
Just a quick question but as the title suggested would this work for elm oysters. WBS spawned to Coir,worm casting,verm,lime,gypsum? Would the suggested work as it is what I would feel most comfortable doing due to the fact that their is a large amount of info using these methods for cubensis which I could hopefully apply to oyster growing?
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Re: Elm Oyster, WBS spawned to Coir/worm casting based substrate? [Re: meehi]
#10241139 - 04/27/09 04:18 AM (3 years, 30 days ago) |
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The Gourmet and Medicinal Mushrooms forum is like a ghost town. Anybody???
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Re: Elm Oyster, WBS spawned to Coir/worm casting based substrate? [Re: meehi]
#10241169 - 04/27/09 04:32 AM (3 years, 30 days ago) |
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That should work well enough.
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Re: Elm Oyster, WBS spawned to Coir/worm casting based substrate? [Re: Paresthesia]
#10241184 - 04/27/09 04:41 AM (3 years, 30 days ago) |
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That does not sound like you would get a very high yield from such a mix. If you are able to PC the mixture I would recommend some additional supplementation such as bran/milled corn at 10-20%.
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Re: Elm Oyster, WBS spawned to Coir/worm casting based substrate? [Re: solumvita]
#10241684 - 04/27/09 08:31 AM (3 years, 30 days ago) |
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Like kellogs all bran flakes? Yea Pc'ing can be done... pasteurization would be easier than having to pc all that bulk though?
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Re: Elm Oyster, WBS spawned to Coir/worm casting based substrate? [Re: meehi]
#10243218 - 04/27/09 01:43 PM (3 years, 29 days ago) |
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When you ask "will this work ?" and people think "not so good." they may be reluctant to say so.
Asking what changes they might suggest will get a lot more response.
My feeling is that you're not out to save every penny, so just use a lot of WBS spawn and spawn to coir or sawdust and lime.
Sterilize the grains, and pasteurize the coir.
Using a nutritious bulk substrate is asking for trouble with contams.
Not too many organisms can, or want to eat coir.
Lots of organisms want to eat grains, bran, worm castings, and indeed, anything that contains a significant amount of nitrogen.
Coir, sawdust and paper contain little N, but the fungus can use the excess nitrogen from the (already colonized) grains to use it as food.
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Edited by Jef (04/27/09 01:44 PM)
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