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InvisibleMr.PhilCybin
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My super half-assed oyster grow
    #21802829 - 06/13/15 03:32 PM (8 years, 7 months ago)

It's been a few years since I've done any myc work, but I've been playing around again, and finally getting my hands into the edible world. :thumbup:



I had some oyster jars I nocced up with an old lc, and they grew way quicker than i had planned on, and I'm also running behind on getting my martha set up, so I'm wingin it and throwing stuff together I have laying around.

Rather than research the tried and true methods, like a true noob I decided to slap it together with what I know from vague memory, and see how it goes.



I collected some dead pine (not sure what kind. we have jeffrey's, sugars, whites, and weird sugar hybrids) from a decaying stump in the forest on a bike ride the other day, and had some straw at home. 
brought both to a boil to saturate the wood without doing a long soak, strained, let them air out a bit as they still seemed pretty wet.

Here's after they've been boiled, and I broke up the wood into around sugar cube size.


pasteurizing at 170 for an hour-ish.


I'll be spawning 3 quarts of rye to the straw/woodchips mix into a filter patch bag later once things cool.

6/15 update - I can see the myc jumping off the grain onto the straw, not sure about the wood.


6/23 update - pulled the plastic off last night, it appears to be 95% colonized. still smells good, so we'll see if it pins.  turns out I used alfalfa which is supposed to be a trich factory, but I can't see any signs on contam, and like I said, it smells clean :thumbup:

it looks like my sub was a little too wet, and when I pulled off the lid, there was lots of water pooled on top.  I let the top air out over night, and put it back on this AM.



UPDATE - 7/1  PINS!!!!!


7/3 coming along nicely  :noargument:

feel free to comment on my last minute hodge-podge or how you do things :thumbup:

COMPLETE!! - I can't explain how rewarding it was to eat my first fruits, but I'm sure many of you remember the feeling well.
These things were delicious.  I cooked them with sweet potatoe, a spicy peanut sauce, and made a burrito with greens, tomatoe, and avocado.
it. was. rad.

I didn't take any pics of teh finished clusters before harvest, but they were easily the size of a softball or bigger.  Can't wait for more flushes!

I'll keep this thread updated until it either finishes, triches out, or stalls.


Edited by Mr.PhilCybin (07/06/15 11:33 AM)


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Re: My super half-assed oyster grow [Re: Mr.PhilCybin]
    #21802957 - 06/13/15 04:09 PM (8 years, 7 months ago)

Pulmonarius?
some other species might have a hard time in 100% pine but I have limited experience with oyster still

the edible forum would be a great place to show this off.


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Re: My super half-assed oyster grow [Re: RyeJar]
    #21802964 - 06/13/15 04:11 PM (8 years, 7 months ago)

No just regular ostreatus.

we'll see how it goes.  I figure, at the worst, it might just colonize the straw :shrug:

edit: yeah you're right.  Can a mod please move this?  I should have made the thread there in the first place; oops.



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Re: My super half-assed oyster grow (moved) [Re: Mr.PhilCybin]
    #21803309 - 06/13/15 06:10 PM (8 years, 7 months ago)

This thread was moved from Mushroom Cultivation.

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moved because I'm a wanker like that


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Re: My super half-assed oyster grow (moved) [Re: Prisoner#1]
    #21803369 - 06/13/15 06:24 PM (8 years, 7 months ago)

thanks wanker :thumbup:

I'm thinking about fruiting out of a bucket instead of a bag.

thoughts?


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Re: My super half-assed oyster grow (moved) [Re: Mr.PhilCybin]
    #21803381 - 06/13/15 06:26 PM (8 years, 7 months ago)

Quote:

Mr.PhilCybin said:
thanks wanker :thumbup:

I'm thinking about fruiting out of a bucket instead of a bag.

thoughts?



Whichever you have on hand.  If neither than a bag is the cheapest.


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Re: My super half-assed oyster grow (moved) [Re: RyeJar]
    #21803403 - 06/13/15 06:31 PM (8 years, 7 months ago)

I have both, but I guess I like the idea of the bucket more for some reason.

any pros cons you've experienced to either?


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Re: My super half-assed oyster grow (moved) [Re: Mr.PhilCybin]
    #21803420 - 06/13/15 06:36 PM (8 years, 7 months ago)

I like the ease of bags but buckets (especially opaque ones) seem to cause a lot less undesired pinning around the substrate though.


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Re: My super half-assed oyster grow (moved) [Re: RyeJar]
    #21803849 - 06/13/15 09:08 PM (8 years, 7 months ago)

alright,

it's all sitting in a 5 gallon bucket in some plastic now.

I'm curious to see if it colonized the pine at all.  If it does, I have a nearly unlimited supply of free substrate :woot:


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Re: My super half-assed oyster grow (moved) [Re: Mr.PhilCybin]
    #21804055 - 06/13/15 10:17 PM (8 years, 7 months ago)

I lost my pulmonarius genetics in laziness unfortunately last month or I'd give you a plate of it.  Its supposed to take to resinous trees alright.  Keep us posted.
:popcorn:


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Re: My super half-assed oyster grow (moved) [Re: RyeJar]
    #21810885 - 06/15/15 02:01 PM (8 years, 7 months ago)

updated with a picture of the bucket.

i can see the myc jumping off the grains and onto the straw.

it colonized the grains really fast, so I'm hoping the bucket follows the same trend.


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Re: My super half-assed oyster grow (moved) [Re: Mr.PhilCybin]
    #21845464 - 06/23/15 10:27 AM (8 years, 7 months ago)

updated with pic of the top of the bucket after fully colonization


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Re: My super half-assed oyster grow (moved) [Re: Mr.PhilCybin]
    #21845594 - 06/23/15 11:02 AM (8 years, 7 months ago)

:popcorn:


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Re: My super half-assed oyster grow (moved) [Re: d0urd3n]
    #21882752 - 07/01/15 12:38 PM (8 years, 6 months ago)

updated with a pin shot


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Re: My super half-assed oyster grow (moved) [Re: Mr.PhilCybin]
    #21883379 - 07/01/15 03:32 PM (8 years, 6 months ago)

Dood!  Nice work.  How are you planning on eating them?


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Re: My super half-assed oyster grow (moved) [Re: RyeJar]
    #21883402 - 07/01/15 03:36 PM (8 years, 6 months ago)

thanks!

I thought it stalled out cause it sat for so long at "full colonization", but I think it just took longer to consolidate that it seemed.

I've been misting it the last couple days and that seems to help out too.

IO'll probably saute them in a pan like I cook pretty much every meal :lol:

avocado oil, and whatever spices smell appropriate.


any suggestions?


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Re: My super half-assed oyster grow (moved) [Re: Mr.PhilCybin]
    #21889548 - 07/02/15 07:02 PM (8 years, 6 months ago)

I'm glad to see it worked on those materials.  The reason I first bought an oyster culture was to grow food from 'trash'
I just have a lot of confidence to gain before experimenting with new materials.
a nice oyster mushroom risotto sounds nice.
I also like a medium high Sautee in a neutral tasting oil, deglaze with white wine and finish with a pat of butter.  Sooooo good.


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Re: My super half-assed oyster grow (moved) [Re: RyeJar]
    #21891860 - 07/03/15 09:22 AM (8 years, 6 months ago)

Yeah, I'm surprised it not only colonized it all, but is spitting out fruits too!
I had heard that oysters were ferocious and will eat anything, but now I really get it.

updated with a pic of the current fruits :thumbup:


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Re: My super half-assed oyster grow (moved) [Re: Mr.PhilCybin]
    #21892222 - 07/03/15 11:28 AM (8 years, 6 months ago)

I'm a fan of garlic and sliced almonds in olive oil.


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Re: My super half-assed oyster grow (moved) [Re: Gr0wer]
    #21904995 - 07/06/15 11:35 AM (8 years, 6 months ago)

updated OP with a pic of the dinner those fruits when they were done.


so delicious.  I'm psyched.


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