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ghiajake
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Ghia's Easy Outdoor Mushroom Beds 9
#19842786 - 04/14/14 11:08 AM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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After talking to a few people about it, it has been suggested that I start a thread about how to construct decorative mulch beds spawned with various saprobic species, since there isn't a lot of info here on how to do them. These should work with all wood-loving actives, gourmet edibles, and medicinals.
I'll start off with the basic prep. Beds can be spawned directly with sawdust or straw spawn, but I believe that it's better to pre-colonize the same wood chips you'll be using in your beds. Begin by locating a good source of fresh, clean wood chips. I get mine from my local hardwood sawmill, so they are a mix of whatever hardwoods they're cutting. Usually various oaks, ash, poplars, walnut, hickory, etc. I also get my sawdust from them. I usually call to see what they are cutting at the time so the sawdust is fresh out of the spout off the saw. You don't really need the sawdust for these outdoor beds, but I used it in most of mine. I will show a couple different ways to build your beds below.
Next step is to soak your wood chips in water for at least 24 hrs.

I didn't take picks of the next step, but it's real easy. Lay a tarp down on a sloped hill or driveway, then dump out your wood chips at the top of the tarp and let them drain for a few minutes. Use this time to bust up your spawn (sawdust, wood chip, straw, grain, etc) and get your containers cleaned and ready.
  
All these totes, buckets, bags, and flower pots were pre-colonized with Pearl Oyster, King Oyster, and King Stropharia to be used in my outdoor beds.
 
Now that your wood chips have pre-colonized, it's time to build your beds! This is how I built my first bed. Lay cardboard down to prevent weeds growing up in your beds. Next lay down a thick layer (3-4 inches) of fresh clean sawdust (dry). Level it out, but make sure to leave it fluffy. In this bed I used cardboard dividers to separate the different species, then laid in my colonized chips, spreading them out evenly and pushed the spawn down into the sawdust. Then I covered the beds with fresh wood chips and thoroughly watered the bed.
     
This second bed was done basically the same way, only I spawned a three of the plots directly with partially contaminated sawdust blocks (Reishi, Shiitake, and Enoki). Two of the plots were spawned with Pearl Oyster chips. I also used bricks instead of cardboard to divide the plots, since this bed is more visible than the other.
            
I ran out of sawdust after the second bed so the third is just cardboard, King Oyster wood chip spawn, and fresh wood chip.
   
This next bed is where I have been dumping contaminated substrates for months, and leaves. This area is mostly going to be a natural composting area, so if I get any mushrooms or not I'm only looking for the various species to help break down landscaping waste. The tubes are an experiment in colonizes synthetic "logs" of sawdust, but they contaminated on my. They are Reishi, Beech, Turkey Tail, and King Stropharia, and I am using them to spawn 1/3 of the total length of the bed. I have King Stropharia and Pearl Oyster chips colonizing now for the other 2/3. Laid the spawn done, then covered them with leaves and other landscaping waste.
           
And that's it, simple as that! Depending on you local rainy season, and when you build your beds, make sure to keep your beds watered when needed. Also, make sure to build them in shaded areas out of direct sunlight. These are the first beds I've made and will post updates as they progress.
5-5-14 Update:
So here's an update on my outdoor beds. The most colonized beds are in this order: Shiitake, King Stropharia, Pearl Oyster, Nameko, King Oyster.
        
5-6-14 Update:
After seeing how the mycelium in my beds are colonizing, I decided that mixing spawn (instead of layering) is best for all substrates. Raked all the chips and sawdust in together in each separate bed to re-disperse the mycelium and to evenly distribute the two substrates. Finished them off with some burlap sacks to act as a casing layer. Suppose to have some good warm days this week, so I'll post updates soon.
      
Edited by ghiajake (05/06/14 06:45 PM)
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Re: Ghia's Easy Outdoor Mushroom Beds [Re: ghiajake]
#19842898 - 04/14/14 11:29 AM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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Staying tuned...
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Re: Ghia's Easy Outdoor Mushroom Beds [Re: OH1Ogrown]
#19842920 - 04/14/14 11:33 AM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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Re: Ghia's Easy Outdoor Mushroom Beds [Re: ghiajake]
#19843070 - 04/14/14 12:07 PM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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Great job ghiajake, your going to get so many Ty's, well deserved too!
So Ty, for everything ghia!
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Re: Ghia's Easy Outdoor Mushroom Beds [Re: Imperfect Iam]
#19843079 - 04/14/14 12:10 PM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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Awesome. I want to do this when I move farther up north! Whether in NorCal or the land of ice and snow.
I want a cyanscens patch so bad haha 
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Re: Ghia's Easy Outdoor Mushroom Beds [Re: ghiajake]
#19843225 - 04/14/14 12:31 PM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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great write up. Can't wait until you see fruits!
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ghiajake
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Re: Ghia's Easy Outdoor Mushroom Beds [Re: Imperfect Iam]
#19843362 - 04/14/14 01:00 PM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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Imperfect Iam said: Great job ghiajake, your going to get so many Ty's, well deserved too!
Don't thank me too much, I haven't gotten any mushrooms yet. 
Just got done doing another misc contaminated substrate mushroom bed. Posting it as an update to the OP.
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Re: Ghia's Easy Outdoor Mushroom Beds [Re: ghiajake]
#19843412 - 04/14/14 01:09 PM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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LMAO, you know there coming my friend!
BTW, will you be planting medical MJ into those plots? It would accent them beautifully!
Free food and medicine, FUCK, you are all over this one ghia!
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Re: Ghia's Easy Outdoor Mushroom Beds [Re: Imperfect Iam]
#19843461 - 04/14/14 01:19 PM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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Updated OP with the newest bed.
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Imperfect Iam said: BTW, will you be planting medical MJ into those plots? It would accent them beautifully!
I would if it were legal here, but alas it is not. I am in the city, and will be using the whole garden (see garden link in sig) as a public educational model, so no MJ. Bet your ass I would if I could get away with it.
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Re: Ghia's Easy Outdoor Mushroom Beds [Re: ghiajake]
#19843466 - 04/14/14 01:20 PM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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Great post, I've been trying to plan out something like this so this is awesome!
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Re: Ghia's Easy Outdoor Mushroom Beds [Re: ghiajake]
#19843600 - 04/14/14 01:48 PM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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The new ones look even better!
I know, about the medical MJ, it's ridiculous, but it's the law as of now where I live also, so no go with me either:(
And yeah, I know we would both be all over it if it was, but you are doing a great job for the community, and educating people as you go. This couldn't get much better, with the exception of the highly illegal, but oh so beautiful cannabis plant!
Oh wait a minute GHIA, there is a phone call for you on line 1, he says it's a MR. PAUL STAMETS?
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Re: Ghia's Easy Outdoor Mushroom Beds [Re: Imperfect Iam]
#19843870 - 04/14/14 02:35 PM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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 thanks man!
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Re: Ghia's Easy Outdoor Mushroom Beds [Re: blindingleaf]
#19846499 - 04/14/14 10:36 PM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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Great write up. Thanks for taking the time to do it all nice and pic-heavy!
Many will see, and many will follow, and many will harvest much mushroom.
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Re: Ghia's Easy Outdoor Mushroom Beds [Re: Forrester]
#19846705 - 04/14/14 11:32 PM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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Thanks for the write up! Definitely some good info.
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Re: Ghia's Easy Outdoor Mushroom Beds [Re: GreenGills]
#19847410 - 04/15/14 06:18 AM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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my friend and i are gonna use this tek for blewits and reishi very soon, will post pics for advice.
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Re: Ghia's Easy Outdoor Mushroom Beds [Re: blindingleaf] 1
#19847456 - 04/15/14 06:40 AM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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Very nice write up!
Will be doing this in my own yard very soon!
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Re: Ghia's Easy Outdoor Mushroom Beds [Re: TheApprentice]
#19847540 - 04/15/14 07:37 AM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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Have thought about planting plants in the beds to create a better microclimate?
Nice writeup man!
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Re: Ghia's Easy Outdoor Mushroom Beds [Re: blindingleaf]
#19847867 - 04/15/14 10:02 AM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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Quote:
blindingleaf said: my friend and i are gonna use this tek for blewits and reishi very soon, will post pics for advice.
Awesome, please do.
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Re: Ghia's Easy Outdoor Mushroom Beds [Re: ghiajake] 1
#19847874 - 04/15/14 10:06 AM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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And thanks everyone for the compliments. I'm using this as my "Shroomery thesis" to hopefully attain "trusted cultivator" status based on my outdoor landscaping projects. May take a while, but I'm a patient man. If y'all like the thread, feel free to comment in my ratings section as well.
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Re: Ghia's Easy Outdoor Mushroom Beds [Re: ghiajake]
#19941115 - 05/04/14 04:56 PM (10 years, 17 days ago) |
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Awesome, I've set reminders!
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