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Offlinewest coast hunt
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Starting an edbile mushroom cultivating business!
    #21729215 - 05/27/15 03:46 PM (8 years, 8 months ago)

Hello wonderful folks of the shroomery! About a week ago i was blessed with an opportunity when a friend of mine asked me to help him begin the start up phase of an edible and gourmet mushroom cultivating business.

We have space, some start up money, and at least a little gusto for this project. I've spend the past three years studying mycology and mushroom cultivation but of course there is so much i don't know. So i'd like to hear from all experienced cultivators who are willing with any tips, links on the shroomery, or advice you can offer to an aspiring bulk cultivator.

Some of my major questions include:

How long until we see profit?

How many hours will we be investing per week if we want to be successful?

What are the pros/cons of growing various edible species?

how many people should we get involved?

any advice at all is welcome and very much appriciated! Thanks again shroomery.


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Re: Starting an edbile mushroom cultivating business! [Re: west coast hunt]
    #21729256 - 05/27/15 04:01 PM (8 years, 8 months ago)

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Re: Starting an edbile mushroom cultivating business! [Re: JvF]
    #21729349 - 05/27/15 04:23 PM (8 years, 8 months ago)

Have you grown any mushrooms yet?

Some answers in the link in my sig.


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Re: Starting an edbile mushroom cultivating business! [Re: solarity]
    #21729525 - 05/27/15 05:06 PM (8 years, 8 months ago)

there's a lot of ways to make money in this business but they all take time and a lot of effort and experience.  I'd say pick a species, figure out a procedure that produces a lot of good mushrooms and don't deviate from it.  Then move on to a different species.


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Re: Starting an edbile mushroom cultivating business! [Re: solarity]
    #21729916 - 05/27/15 06:57 PM (8 years, 8 months ago)

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solarity said:
Have you grown any mushrooms yet?



:whathesaid:


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Re: Starting an edbile mushroom cultivating business! [Re: Juiceh]
    #21730715 - 05/27/15 11:28 PM (8 years, 8 months ago)

Yes I've grown a few types of edible and medicinal mushrooms in the past. I have pretty good sterile technique and some experience with bulk cultivation methods, spawn and bulk substrates etc.


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Re: Starting an edbile mushroom cultivating business! [Re: west coast hunt]
    #21732719 - 05/28/15 02:05 PM (8 years, 8 months ago)

It seems like not a lot of thought has gone into these questions, otherwise you would have realized that no one can really answer these questions with the information you've given.

Except the pro-con one which should be fairly obvious to anyone that has grown species that get sold commercially.


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Re: Starting an edbile mushroom cultivating business! [Re: west coast hunt]
    #21732963 - 05/28/15 03:26 PM (8 years, 8 months ago)

Good luck. :goodluckwiththat2:


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Re: Starting an edbile mushroom cultivating business! [Re: drumanchu]
    #21734980 - 05/28/15 11:39 PM (8 years, 7 months ago)

It'll be much easier to help you if you are more specific with your questions. How long is a piece of string?


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