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Tvd
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Adding a food source after growth
#20979091 - 12/15/14 11:16 AM (9 years, 5 months ago) |
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Hi there. I have been reading this site for years but have never posted. I recently had a good accident happen after experimenting with a new kit. Some pins started popping up around the base of one of my trees. The soil was never meant for mushrooms so I assume that the food source will be exhausted after one or two flushes. I would like to know if it would be possible to add a food source such as a grain or straw to the soil after each flush to keep the mycelium alive and producing indefinitely. If anyone has any knowledge of this please let me know. I am taking pictures and will document this experiment when I have more information as it is quite an interesting fluke.
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Re: Adding a food source after growth [Re: Tvd]
#20980802 - 12/15/14 05:13 PM (9 years, 5 months ago) |
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Depending on species, and indoor out outdoor would matter.
Amending/patching outdoor beds of some species is as easy as laying down more substrate (ie, woodchips, straw)
Patching your substrate with some species with indoors after a harvest, is another way to help protect your colony, and prolong the life the network.
Its not an easy accomplishment to have grows that 100% deplete the nutrients and medium that are available. The smaller the substrate, the easier it is to 'use' up all the available 'food' source, before contamination or the weather changes.
With many species you can create more spawn by just using a 50 gallon drum, and keep live myc inside. Adding medium and stirring (.. or shaking) every now and again. Adding more medium as you remove spawn to colonize other beds or grows.
The more bulky and higher spawn ratio you get up too- the less you need to ever worry about sterilizing or pasteurizing medium-
-------------------- "...Gal's seem to hate the thought of blending chicken shit in a blender. So, wash it well afterwards & DON'T tell them..." -Agar
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Re: Adding a food source after growth (moved) [Re: Tvd]
#20982031 - 12/15/14 09:01 PM (9 years, 5 months ago) |
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This thread was moved from Advanced Mycology.
Reason: Not an advanced mycology topic.
If it's a cube project you buried, spread some horse manure or straw into the area after they finish flushing. RR
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Re: Adding a food source after growth (moved) [Re: RogerRabbit]
#20983621 - 12/16/14 08:47 AM (9 years, 5 months ago) |
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I guess I should be more specific. I just wanted to wait untill I was finished. It was a cube project. One of those microwaveable kits. Everything was going fine until fungus gnats started taking over. Fungus gnats infest plants and usually damage them by spreading fungus. I tried to case them anyway but got no growth after months and gave up. However when I cases them, the gnats got out and moved to my plants. Thanks to the company that sold me an infested kit. I'm very adamant when it comes to cleaning so the plants are all fine. One however, when I bought it, had some sort of seed husk mixed in the soil. Not sure why. The gnats transferred the mycelium to this pot. I started seeing it and decided to just leave it. as the humidity and temp were both low, it took some time but I started seeing pins around the tree right were I water it. Apparently the husks in the soil are a good food source. I was hoping I could mix more into the soil to keep the cubes growing and was wondering if anyone has had any luck doing something like this. Getting more flushes than you're supposed to by adding more food.
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Re: Adding a food source after growth (moved) [Re: Tvd]
#20983643 - 12/16/14 08:55 AM (9 years, 5 months ago) |
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gnats inoculated your house plants with your cubes? you are sure they are cubes in your plants? post some pics.
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Re: Adding a food source after growth (moved) [Re: Munchauzen]
#20984050 - 12/16/14 10:54 AM (9 years, 5 months ago) |
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I have relatively no knowledge when it comes to identifying mushrooms. However, I'm scared of mold in my house so, like I said, I am very adamant about cleaning with products that will kill moulds and fungus. The only thing I have purposely introduced is the cubes and there is nothing in any of my other plants so I'm 95% sure that's what they are. The mycelium is white, the stems are white with some brown and light medium brown caps. Thickness looks right. Obviously I can't be 100%. I am on my phone right now. can I upload a pic? Otherwise I will when I get home.
Edited by Tvd (12/16/14 10:56 AM)
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