Posted by
sodbuster
(03/27/17 11:58 AM)
I used the first part of this method with good results. Thanks for posting!
My goal was to create enough mycelium to inoculate an outdoor bed.
I made a few changes: 1) I used tyvek lids in lieu of metal lids with holes. 2) When I prepared the alder chips I put my chips into a pot of boiling water and added approx. 1 tablespoon of molasses turned off the heat and put a lid on the pot to continue soaking.
( I read in one of Paul Stamets books that molasses stimulates the spores)
Otherwise the recipe for the pint jars was the same.
Once the pint jars were fully colonized. I again soaked my alder chips (basically sawdust) using the same method above using molasses in the water.
Using a 1-4 ration 1 pint to a quart of chips. After pressure cooking the soaked chips and cooling. I placed the chips into a plastic container with lid. I removed the cake from pint jar and broke it up into small pieces and mix the chips and myceLium together, drilled four 1/2 inch holes in the lid and covered the container with a piece of tyvek. Some lids may need tape to hold the top in place due to tyvek.
From experience I learned that when transferring from pint jars to plastic container use a mix of chunks and sawdust again a ration of 1-4 (1/4 quart chunks to 3/4 quart sawdust) I use Smokehouse Alder chips (sawdust) and Alder chunks.
My partners used the chips and chunks and I used just chips. While my containers did good theirs were great in comparison.
After the containers were colonized we built our beds using fresh Alder chips and small Alder logs split for the sides. I live near a National Forest and obtained a free use permit to cut an Alder tree then ran through chipper.
Dig hole 4-6 inches deep by 2 feet square or size it to how much mycelium you have to make to layers.
Line the hole sides with split Alder logs on all sides. Then put a layer of chips and chunks approx. 2 inches, then a layer of mycelium, then a layer of chips and chunks (1-4 ratio) another layer of mycelium and top with another layer of
chips and chunks. covered with black plastic and a piece of wood to hold in place. I'll update this in the fall.
When making spore syringes I've found that by adding a drop or two of molasses depending a size of syringe into the water , draw into the syringe cover with foil and place into pressure cooker with jars when making a spore syringe.
The molasses seems to excite the spores and the jars colonize faster than using just sterile water.
Posted by
P.Goose
(01/09/17 03:12 PM)
Just a reminder "[t]his guide is here mainly for historical reasons. Many have tried it, but I didn
Posted by
kinggucci
(11/24/16 08:29 AM)
Thanks
Posted by
Parisian_goldfish
(11/16/15 07:57 PM)
yeah, the images wont show. can't do this without pictures lol
Posted by
phyrphreek
(09/01/15 01:07 PM)
Is it just my system, or are all of the images broken?
GREAT guide, would just love those pics!
Posted by
mindmusher17
(01/20/15 09:50 PM)
how many grams will this produce ? wet? dry?
Posted by
Hubbard
(01/03/13 10:22 PM)
im trying it sound easy
Posted by
Gooners
(11/06/11 05:57 PM)
Has anyone tried this and succeeded?
Posted by
Nwal2187
(02/11/09 10:48 AM)
so you say make sure you dont see any odd colors in the jar. what do you mean by odd colors? my jar has some dark blue, does that mean it is contaminated?