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 Radagast
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 Moving Shiitake Outside? (with pics) Advice Requested
#8342323 - 04/29/08 02:57 PM (3 months, 21 days ago) |
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Hi All--
This is my first post, though Ive been enjoying reading these forums for about a year now. And I must state that I am a total newbie to mushroom cultivation, and that Ive perused the forums and faqs but havent been able to find the needed advice (most threads I can find deal with starting colonization outdoors...)
I have a fully colonized (with shiitake) bag of wood substrate that has been sitting in my fruiting chamber for nearly 5 weeks with no signs of pins or shrooms. (in the pics, it looks a bit "slimy" but the photo makes it look slimier than it actually is... and I had just misted before taking the pics).
What I would like to do is move this colonized substrate outside: into the hollow of a fallen tree is the idea Id like to pursue. I live in southern New York, with temps in the summer ranging from 60-95. (As mentioned, I am a newbie to mushroom cultivation/identification, but there are tons of different kinds of shrooms everywhere on my property each spring/summer/fall, so I assume that the conditions here are somewhat favorable). Here are a few pics of some fallen trees that I would consider transfering the colonized substrate to:
Any advice would be greatly appreciated. And I do realize that this may not be the recommended or best cultivation technique. My primary reasons for doing this are that nothing seems to be happening inside, and I do not have the time necessary to devote to cultivating, indoors or out, and, short of misting on dry days, I would love to cross my fingers and let nature take its course). Questions I have are: should I add anything (manure? straw?) to the mix when I transfer to the tree? Should I prepare the tree in any way? Anything else that Im unaware of that I should do?
Thanks in advance for the advice!
-R
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Gobblin
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Re: Moving Shiitake Outside? (with pics) Advice Requested [Re: Radagast]
#8343419 - 04/29/08 08:01 PM (3 months, 20 days ago) |
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What are the temps in the FC? You may just need to give 'em a cold shock to initiate pinning.
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Radagast
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Re: Moving Shiitake Outside? (with pics) Advice Requested [Re: Gobblin]
#8343493 - 04/29/08 08:20 PM (3 months, 20 days ago) |
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Temps in the chamber fluctuate between 65 at night and 75 at day... This is a newbie question, I'm sure, but I'm familiar with cold shocking (dunking) cakes from jars, but how would you recommend cold-shocking the already opened grow bag? (My gut feels like if I tried to dunk it, it would disintegrate into a muddy mess...)
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Gobblin
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Re: Moving Shiitake Outside? (with pics) Advice Requested [Re: Radagast]
#8343526 - 04/29/08 08:28 PM (3 months, 20 days ago) |
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Stick it outside overnight in a plastic grocery bag to help keep it moist, as long as it's a few degrees above freezing. 75 is really pushing it for shiitaki to fruit.
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Edited by Gobblin (04/29/08 08:30 PM)
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Radagast
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Re: Moving Shiitake Outside? (with pics) Advice Requested [Re: Gobblin]
#8343819 - 04/29/08 09:16 PM (3 months, 20 days ago) |
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Thanks! I will put it outside tonight and back in the FC tomorrow.
Any thoughts on the feasibility of my other idea? I.e., moving it to a fallen tree outside for the summer?
Thanks again!
-R
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FreeSporePrints
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Re: Moving Shiitake Outside? (with pics) Advice Requested [Re: Radagast]
#8345308 - 04/30/08 08:05 AM (3 months, 20 days ago) |
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Hi Radagast,
welcome to the Shroomery.
First of all you need to cold shock the blocks of shiitake for a week in fridge (or into the snow if you have the snow), then soak them for a night in water.
Put them into your FC, do not mist too much, they're too wet! Wait something like 4-5 days and you'll see the primordias, they are something like popcorns, but unexploded and white.
Good luck!
Fabio
ps. i haven't experience growing the mushrooms outdoor but that place seems too dry for the mushrooms.
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Re: Moving Shiitake Outside? (with pics) Advice Requested [Re: FreeSporePrints]
#8387674 - 05/11/08 12:14 AM (3 months, 9 days ago) |
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You need to peel the bag off.. Then just set it in a clear tote with a couple of 2 inch holes on it. No misting needed.
Wait and you should get some mushrooms.
If nothing for 2 weeks, then do a 4 hour Cold water soak and then wait another 2 weeks in the clear tote.
-Graham
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