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Anhother_Grower
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Registered: 06/29/15
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New and starting out.
#21874909 - 06/29/15 06:45 PM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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Hi there, I am a relatively new mushroom grower. Having done the PF-Tek. I came to the realization that I wouldn't mind doing it for some extra cash. However I would want to do it legally. I live on a commercial farm with my dad that produces plenty of grains, straw and hay, and plenty of manure from the cows. After talking it over with my pops, he thought it was a great idea if we could use up the waste and make some cash as well. While possibly making it bigger.
So after doing a good bit of reading, I decided that I was going to try and go through with it and I am going with Shitake, Oysters, and white button mushrooms. I have found some people to buy some so far when I do have a crop to sell, mostly small restaurants. Now I already ordered some live spawn and such from out-grow. I am working on having a area for my operation mostly growing them and I will be ready to start.
I had a few questions, relating to this all. 1. I was going to start small and maybe do like 3 to 5 Automated Greenhouse Guide Fruiting chambers. I do not see why I couldn't make it work. However will opening it up to harvest be bad? 2. If you think question 1 is a bad idea do you have any recommendations I could get? For having a fruiting area. 3. Am I crazy, because this seems like a good idea. 4. If you have any advice, I am all ears.
Also big thanks to Shroomery because I found alot of information pertaining to all this mostly through this site.
EDIT: I apologize for putting this post on the right board then the wrong only to move it right back over.
Edited by Anhother_Grower (06/29/15 06:55 PM)
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Fog1
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Be sure to find out laws in your state regarding selling them
Where I am you can sell them fresh but you can't sell them dried
Good luck
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gray

Registered: 03/07/15
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I'm growing in an automated greenhouse. Opening it up isn't bad. It's often said, and I've found it to be true, that fully colonized the mycelium and mushrooms are pretty tough little buggers and can fight off contaminants, unless they are weakened by something else; such as extremes of temperature or humidity.
If I was going to scale up I'm not sure I'd want 5 greenhouses. I would prefer one large grow space, as the larger space would provide a more stable environment and just be one thing to worry about rather than 5. But I guess it depends on exactly how you configure those 5, how big they are, etc.
My advice would be to start small. You can read as much as you like, but there's nothing quite like experience...
Edited by gray (06/30/15 11:57 AM)
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solarity
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Re: New and starting out. [Re: gray]
#21877930 - 06/30/15 12:39 PM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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Don't bother with the buttons. No money in it and a whole different regime to Gourmet.
-------------------- Commercial exotics farmer for 8 years - now sold up!
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Anhother_Grower
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Re: New and starting out. [Re: gray]
#21879381 - 06/30/15 06:04 PM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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gray said: I'm growing in an automated greenhouse. Opening it up isn't bad. It's often said, and I've found it to be true, that fully colonized the mycelium and mushrooms are pretty tough little buggers and can fight off contaminants, unless they are weakened by something else; such as extremes of temperature or humidity.
If I was going to scale up I'm not sure I'd want 5 greenhouses. I would prefer one large grow space, as the larger space would provide a more stable environment and just be one thing to worry about rather than 5. But I guess it depends on exactly how you configure those 5, how big they are, etc.
My advice would be to start small. You can read as much as you like, but there's nothing quite like experience...
Thanks for the advice, I am still brain storming that. If I could find a decent 5-6'x3'x8' or bigger would be good for what I want to do starting.
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