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wildernessjunkie
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Cant find wood chips/ Found wood chips. Will be spawning soon.
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I know, I know............
Sounds retarded. But some things are hard to find when you live on an island. The nurseries don't sell the bulk wood chips like you would find on the mainland. I did find some landscaping bark, though. Not sure if it will work so I'm throwing out the question. There are two options one is redwood bark the other is labeled "Orchid Bark". I've got Pink Oyster and King Stroph grain spawn ready to go. I want to spawn the King Stroph to outdoor beds and Oysters to buckets.
The other options are hardwood smoking chips which are too expensive for the quantity, and straw which is 45 miles away and too spendy at 19 bucks a bale.
Edited by wildernessjunkie (06/01/11 09:03 PM)
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Buckeye Oysters
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Damn $19 a bale for straw is steep! You on a tropical island? Oysters will grow on really any wood/plant material as long as it isn't pine or cedar. I think redwood should work. Stropharia the same. Oyster buckets good idea with 1/4" holes drilled every 2" and top covered with foil to block light. Stropharia beds so you know require lots of watering.
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I can't imagine redwood would be any good. It is very resistant to fungal growth. Just go walking through a redwood forest and look at the fallen trees. They never have anything growing on them until they start sprouting new baby redwoods.
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Landscaping bark will work as a supplement, up to 20%. Use sawdust not woodchips, unless you're making an outdoor bed. That's a steep price for straw. I'd look around some more, or chop some weeds to dry and shred. RR
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wildernessjunkie
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Unfortunately they dont grow grain on the islands, so any straw has to be shipped in. I got a little antsy in the pantsy and wanted to get this stuff spawned, so went with a small planter and spawned the King Stroph to it. Layered the grain spawn with a bag of compost/manure. Topped it all off with a few hand fulls of grass clippings to hold in the moisture. We'll see what happens.
Im thinking I may be able to get ahold of some coffee bean hulls for the oysters. Ill take a ride up the hill tomorrow and inquire at a coffee farm. Im hoping it will work the same as wood chips, time will tell.
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wildernessjunkie
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Ok. Drove all over hell and back today. Still no wood chips, coffee hulls are out as well. It turns out that most coffee farms keep these byproducts and compost it to feed it back to the plants. A farm supply did have some chipped coconut husk, but it was still spendy.
I did find a local hardwood dealer though who gave me some shavings from his planer. Here's a pic: 
He said its all Teak wood.
My plan right now is to put some drain holes in the bottom, and then 1.5 inch holes for fruiting in a 5 gallon bucket. Line the bucket with some cardboard or a black garbage bag(havent decided which yet). Fill the bucket with the Teak, and then put the first bucket in a second un-drilled bucket. Pour in some boiling water and keep it at pastuerizing temps for an hour. After that pull it out and spawn about 4 lbs of Pink Oyster rye spawn.
Any feedback/Concerns/Obvious problems?
Edit: Im shooting for a similar effect as this grow. Just not on such a grand scale.
Edited by wildernessjunkie (06/01/11 09:01 PM)
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Well Dammit! The above will be the plan for the next batch of spawn. I just cut the top off of my spawn bag and gave it a whiff. It has definitely gone to funk. Oyster buckets are on hold now.
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