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 orchidfanatic
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#7356779 - 08/31/07 04:46 PM (4 years, 8 months ago) |
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Well I got my shiitake log in the mail today ..its soaking in ice water now
I expect it to take along time to fruit . they said it might not do anything for a month.maybe not even much when it does finally fruit for the first time .. but is the mycelium from the log good to take a culture from and see how well it does on agar or should I purchase a culture and not even bother with the log mycelium? any tips too would be welcome.
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In my experience with shiitake, ice water will delay fruiting. I tried dunking in it and had trouble every time. Use cold water, but it needs to be several degrees warmer than ice water, which is just above 32F/0C. Shiitake pins in the fall when the nights are cold, but above freezing and the daytime temps are around 50F/15C. Keep it in the shade.
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Thanks RR, I did enjoy your video BTW .. I guess its better to say iced water rather than ice water.. since I doubt I got it down to 32 more like 40 degrees .. I will check it though .. my homes RH is around 44 percent and thats in the FL summer. do you think I need to tent it or put it on the porch to enjoy the humidity. But its in the low 90's here now and wont get much colder till October.. they say you cant kill the log . so its an experiment but I always enjoy someone's experience with them .
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Hopefully, one of the Florida growers here can give you some tips. It seems like you could put it in a shady spot outdoors, and then this fall when the cool rains start, give it another cold water soak to stimulate pinning.
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hey what a surprise this morning I see pins sticking out of my log! I soaked it in iced water for 24 hours beginning Friday afternoon and
there was no sign of any mycelium at the time . now there are these pins and mycelium at both ends of the log .. I counted 6 pins . cool !
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Awesome! Please keep us updated.
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Congratulations on the pins!
Can I ask where you got the shiitake log at? I'm interested in growing some. 
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Re: shiitake log [Re: Andrew47]
#7365811 - 09/03/07 08:06 PM (4 years, 8 months ago) |
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I wonder if I should mist it with pins coming out of it .
the paperwork that came with the log doesn't talk about that
aspect of growing the log, only to keep the internal moisture at 35 percent or above .. of course you cant measure the moisture of the log
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Quote:
dirtworshipper said:
Congratulations on the pins!
Can I ask where you got the shiitake log at? I'm interested in growing some.
I got it from here :http://http://www.shiitakemushroomlog.com/
I hope to try to culture the mycelium on agar .. to try a sawdust spawn or some other substrate I love shiitake mushrooms
Edited by orchidfanatic (09/03/07 08:09 PM)
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actually its cheaper to order from Amazon.com .. I did a search on amazon.com for lost creek mushroom or shiitake lost creek farm
and it was 29 bucks shipped .. good luck!
Edited by orchidfanatic (09/03/07 08:13 PM)
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my log got contammed for some reason, and I resoaked and put it outside, hopefully getting some delicious fruit. Still no luck.
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Re: shiitake log [Re: snoot]
#7367289 - 09/04/07 10:30 AM (4 years, 8 months ago) |
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what did yours get contaminated with? trich?
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I'm not sure, it was in a somewhat dark dry spot, then the top of it started to colonize with what looked too be healthy myc, then it turned green and I never saw any pinning or anything after that.
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Re: shiitake log [Re: snoot]
#7369899 - 09/05/07 04:43 AM (4 years, 8 months ago) |
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my instructions say if you get mycelium on the top or bottom its too moist .. and to wipe the green mold with rubbing alc. and let dry ..
I have small patches of green on my log too .. I did the alc thing and took off the newspaper bag I had over it .. so far so good here is an update picture
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rofl
i thought this was a logged grow of shitake and not infact a shitake log.
cant make this stuff up
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Re: shiitake log [Re: acneman]
#7377555 - 09/07/07 05:48 AM (4 years, 8 months ago) |
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well is does follow the progress of my oak log but also not a really grow log ..
here is an update pic. how do I know they are ready to pic?
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I also took some mycelium on agar and hope to either make my own log or spawn to a mycobag with a colonized jar of shiitake . I also
am going to try to make a spore print of one of these. then I am going to try portobello , then oyster and all the other edibles.
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haha oh man, those look so cute on that tiny log
i'm considering getting my own though, interesting object
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Re: shiitake log [Re: vampirism]
#7382701 - 09/08/07 05:55 AM (4 years, 8 months ago) |
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you can grow them on sawdust too ..but I cant find a sawdust supply thats ecomonical .. might try oysters since they can grow on straw
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ok harvested them today 61 grams fresh . now I have to let the log
rest for 30 days I will put it outside on my porch then try to refruit it . the spores dropped all over the stand I had it on ..
they are white? I am trading with a guy from italy for probably an oyster wedge on agar. but here are my options
P.ostreatus (wedges)
P.citrinopileatus (wedges)
F. populicula (sporeprints)
A.aegerita (sporeprints)
H.erinaceus (wedges)
G.lucidum (sporeprints)
anyone recommmend which one I should try ?
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