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fuzzwhatnot
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Cotton bags for straw work?
#14327055 - 04/21/11 10:12 AM (12 years, 9 months ago) |
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So I have a thrift shop near me that I can get a full paper grocery bag of shirts for $2. Being budget minded, I was thinking maybe I could cut the sleeves off the t-shirts and sew up the necks and sleeves, then pack with pasturized straw and grain. Any body have any thoughts on doing this? at 150 bucks for a roll of plastic tubing I'm looking for other more sustainable options.
I was even thinking if it would work I could sew up a whole family of four, pack them with straw and fruit it outdoors at the picnic table. People could drive by my house and see my mushroom family - lol. blue oyster for the dad, pearl for mom, and pink for the daughters or something like that. :-)
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mojoganjaman
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Re: Cotton bags for straw work? [Re: fuzzwhatnot]
#14327079 - 04/21/11 10:22 AM (12 years, 9 months ago) |
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why not hit your fav restaruant for some 2-3 gallon plastic pails...they work great...need no shelves...are reusuable...and they are free...just a thought on cheap containers
mojo
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fuzzwhatnot
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Re: Cotton bags for straw work? [Re: mojoganjaman]
#14327125 - 04/21/11 10:33 AM (12 years, 9 months ago) |
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not a bad idea, but I've got all their pails already, so I have to wait for it to get warm enough for them to start selling ice cream again.
Problem is everything I own fits in 5 gallon pales and 3 gallon pales, so they're all full. I need another 80 or so before I could ever pack one full of straw - lol too much junk around here.
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curry
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Re: Cotton bags for straw work? [Re: fuzzwhatnot]
#14327610 - 04/21/11 12:51 PM (12 years, 9 months ago) |
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I would think cotton bags would work great. They'd stay moist if you hit them occasionally with a mister. I use old bags (wheat bran, dogfood, chicken feed, etc.) and they work great for oysters. Anything will work with oysters, as long as it can hold the stuff inside.
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fuzzwhatnot
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Re: Cotton bags for straw work? [Re: curry]
#14327731 - 04/21/11 01:22 PM (12 years, 9 months ago) |
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I think I'm going to try one and see how it works. If it works well I can sew bags that are the same size and use them for the cold soak and pasteurization process without having a humongous straw mess on my hands.. I'd be all about that. With some cotton clotheline I can make drawstring bags and hang them in some of my more ideal locations on the property.
Sorry if it seems like I'm just thinking out loud. It just feels like such a shame that mushrooms can thrive on all kinds of natural products yet I need propane and plastics to work with them. I'd rather spend my money in my own town.
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EvilMushroom666
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Re: Cotton bags for straw work? [Re: fuzzwhatnot]
#14327742 - 04/21/11 01:26 PM (12 years, 9 months ago) |
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Please keep us updated with how it goes, I am very interested to see how it turns out. As you may know Paul Stamets uses burlap sacks for bunker spawn, and I personally do now see why cotton would not work for the same idea.
I am not sure about the chemical process and manufacturing process used to make cotton t-shirts but I do not see anything that would be harmful to the mycelium being in or on the cotton.
Great idea, cannot wait to see how that turns out.
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MonkeyKnifeFight
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It would work fine. Problem you're going to run into is they will dry out without regular watering. This is the only issue I've had using burlap sacks. Depending on where you live you'll need to hit them pretty regularly with a sprinkler or hose. Here in CA it's starting to get dry and I need to hose down my bags daily. If you make a bunch of em and put them somewhere kind of shady you can just put a sprinkler on a timer and it will work great.
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