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Using ziplock bags with micropore tape.
#19462878 - 01/23/14 02:35 PM (10 years, 11 months ago) |
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Question for you advanced mycologists.
Ive recently got into mushroom growing and have a question.
Ive got a bucket of coffee grounds from a local coffee shop.
Ive been reading that you can sterilize coffee in the microwave.
Im very new to this so I dont have much equipment yet and was wondering if my following thoughts would work.
Here is my thinking:
Sterilize the coffee in the microwave.
Take sterilized grounds into glovebox with ziplock bags.
Fill bags, cut holes. Cover holes with micropore tape.
Inoculate bag (Ive got some recently harvested oyster mushrooms. Planning on using cuttings from the bottom of the stems). Leave an airspace in the bag for FAE ( Is this necessary with the microspre tape?)
I know the above idea is very crude at best and is probably far from SOP. Im just wondering if this is likely to fail or has a decent chance of success.
Can anyone offer advice? Maybe a modification to the proposed plan?
Im new - be gentile..
Thanks in advance
Sudo
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Re: Using ziplock bags with micropore tape. [Re: sudo]
#19462889 - 01/23/14 02:37 PM (10 years, 11 months ago) |
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Sterilize in a microwave? No. Pretty sure you can grow oysters with the pf tek, just substitute the brf with sawdust.
Edited by Fungal growth (01/23/14 02:40 PM)
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Re: Using ziplock bags with micropore tape. [Re: Fungal growth]
#19462895 - 01/23/14 02:38 PM (10 years, 11 months ago) |
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inoculate coffee no
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Re: Using ziplock bags with micropore tape. [Re: Fungal growth]
#19462903 - 01/23/14 02:40 PM (10 years, 11 months ago) |
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Here are the links to the material suggesting to sterilize in microwave:
http://www.ehow.com/how_12114997_grow-mushrooms-indoors-coffee-grounds.html
http://www.shroomery.org/8678/Growing-Mushrooms-In-Soil
Seems like it would work. Anyone have any experience with this?
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Re: Using ziplock bags with micropore tape. [Re: cronicr]
#19462914 - 01/23/14 02:42 PM (10 years, 11 months ago) |
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cronicr said: inoculate coffee no
So you cant inoculate coffee by itself? Ive heard of people adding bird seed. Is that whats needed?
Sorry, these one word answers are nice, but leave a lot of questions in my mind.
I appreciate your response! Thanks
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Re: Using ziplock bags with micropore tape. [Re: sudo]
#19462941 - 01/23/14 02:46 PM (10 years, 11 months ago) |
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sounds like you need to do lots more research. no one Knocks up coffee. and if you want to use bird seed you will need to use a pressure cooker. You can steam bird seed to but it takes eight hours.
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Re: Using ziplock bags with micropore tape. [Re: MudaFuka]
#19462967 - 01/23/14 02:50 PM (10 years, 11 months ago) |
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MudaFuka said: sounds like you need to do lots more research. no one Knocks up coffee. and if you want to use bird seed you will need to use a pressure cooker. You can steam bird seed to but it takes eight hours.
Nice - Thanks for the response.
Im definitely green and need to learn a LOT. You can see where Im going with this. Can you point me in a direction or to another forum thread?
Those url's I cited claim that you can just sterilize the coffee and inoculate it. Very odd, but everyone has an opinion on the net.
Any advice is appreciated.
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Re: Using ziplock bags with micropore tape. [Re: sudo]
#19462988 - 01/23/14 02:55 PM (10 years, 11 months ago) |
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look up RR's lets grow mushrooms video. It's a good place to start. Other than that just use the search bar at the top of the screen. Just start asking random questions that come to mind and reed all you can. That's how I started.
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Re: Using ziplock bags with micropore tape. [Re: MudaFuka]
#19463022 - 01/23/14 03:01 PM (10 years, 11 months ago) |
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Quote:
MudaFuka said: look up RR's lets grow mushrooms video. It's a good place to start. Other than that just use the search bar at the top of the screen. Just start asking random questions that come to mind and reed all you can. That's how I started.
Ive got those videos - Theyre Great!(TM - Tony the Tiger)
Again I appreciate your responses. And thanks for being nice. There are some jerks that post here
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Re: Using ziplock bags with micropore tape. [Re: sudo]
#19463029 - 01/23/14 03:02 PM (10 years, 11 months ago) |
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Re: Using ziplock bags with micropore tape. [Re: cronicr]
#19463221 - 01/23/14 03:39 PM (10 years, 11 months ago) |
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cronicr said: inoculate coffee no
Quote:
cronicr said: inoculate coffee no
Looks like Ill need some straw or sawdust. Thx!
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Re: Using ziplock bags with micropore tape. [Re: sudo]
#19463230 - 01/23/14 03:41 PM (10 years, 11 months ago) |
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 keep it simple to start and skip the coffee and get the basics down
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Re: Using ziplock bags with micropore tape. [Re: cronicr]
#19463395 - 01/23/14 04:27 PM (10 years, 11 months ago) |
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Word up. Thanks for the reply.
Just curious - Is using coffee more difficult?
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Re: Using ziplock bags with micropore tape. [Re: cronicr]
#19463398 - 01/23/14 04:28 PM (10 years, 11 months ago) |
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it was a nice change though from the usual "can I just nocc up this poo"
here's a good link for grains and tubs after you've maybe done some cakes as the let's grow mushrooms dvd's explain: How Frank gets shit done
quickadd: coffee can be tricky and contam on ya.
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Re: Using ziplock bags with micropore tape. [Re: spacechildo]
#19463467 - 01/23/14 04:46 PM (10 years, 11 months ago) |
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Just check out the stuff on this website and stop reading ehow and you'll be a huge step ahead!
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Re: Using ziplock bags with micropore tape. [Re: Sgt. Pepper]
#19463528 - 01/23/14 04:57 PM (10 years, 11 months ago) |
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i use coffee grounds in my substrate, but not sterilized, just pasteurized. 1-3 tablespoons per quart of sub. get crappiest coffee u can find, i've only had nice coffee (i.e. starbucks stuff) contam

i use that for drinking AND mixing
follow what all those ppl said, read more. u can;t inject coffee substrate, but u can spawn to substrate that are supplemented with coffee
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Re: Using ziplock bags with micropore tape. [Re: spacechildo]
#19463573 - 01/23/14 05:06 PM (10 years, 11 months ago) |
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Thanks - ill give it a look
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Re: Using ziplock bags with micropore tape. [Re: Sgt. Pepper]
#19463577 - 01/23/14 05:06 PM (10 years, 11 months ago) |
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Haha right - WTF was I thinking. ehow has never been much help.
I appreciate ya
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Re: Using ziplock bags with micropore tape. [Re: blindingleaf]
#19463586 - 01/23/14 05:08 PM (10 years, 11 months ago) |
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Do you use the coffee 'raw' or do you make a pot first?
Dumb question, but I got to ask.
Thx
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Re: Using ziplock bags with micropore tape. [Re: sudo]
#19463660 - 01/23/14 05:22 PM (10 years, 11 months ago) |
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A lot of people soak their grains with half strength coffee.
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