koraks said:

I wouldn't use oak myself. I associate the acidity of oak with anything but morels, really.

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urbanfarmer said:

WTF?

Charcoal is charcoal is charcoal.

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cyanara said:

good to see your doing the morel thing just got two petries started and isolating some more from the 10 lbs I just recently picked.
I found some natural charcoal at a health food store in my area and was wondering since it's all natural wood charcoal, would that work to add into my bed?
Also I canot locate a source of sawdust, so what should I noc my grain too, before I put it into my bed?
Sorry for thread jacking...

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Your not thread jacking my man, I am trying to learn as much about morels before I spawn my babies. I was thinking about doing a grain to grain transfer so to speak of the existing spawn I already have. I was going to take a small portion of the existing spawn I have and transfer it to a jar of suitable substrate; I am not even sure if rye is suitable but I am just so used to it. If you know about morels speak your peace.

bootedboy said:

koraks said:

I wouldn't use oak myself. I associate the acidity of oak with anything but morels, really.

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"black morels (Morchella elata) can be found in deciduous forests, oak and poplar"-qoute from Wikipedia

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koraks said:

bootedboy said:

koraks said:

I wouldn't use oak myself. I associate the acidity of oak with anything but morels, really.

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"black morels (Morchella elata) can be found in deciduous forests, oak and poplar"-qoute from Wikipedia

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Oak does grow well on calcerous soils, yes, and therefore morels may occur near oak, although 99% of the finds in the hunting section are not near oaks. If you're conditioning the soil yourself, then I'd suggest adding lime to lift the pH, especially if you mix in oak in any form, as oak tends to be acidic.

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