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Blue Oyster basement farm
    #21892073 - 07/03/15 10:47 AM (8 years, 6 months ago)

Hey guys, long time lurkers here ready to show off what we managed to build over the last 6 months thanks to your knowledge and positive attitude! We're open to all comments, critiques and questions :smile:


Right now we have a 10'x 13' (2m x 3m) space in our basement dedicated to growing blue oysters.


Our farm produces ~30lb (15kg) a week with half going to a local CSA and the the rest to the farmers market.


We use 8" diameter bags that are stuffed at a 1:8 wet ratio of rye and coffee grinds with a hydrated lime 3 day soak of organic local straw. To reduce back strain we're stuffing 26" columns weighing in at a total of ~10lb (5kg).


Straw is shredded with a leaf blower/mulcher.


Each bag produces about 2.5lb over the course of 3 flushes, with a 21 day delay between inoculation to first flush. The bucket above has been producing for almost 4 months!


We use a large pond fogger (which I don't recommend) and a dedicated HRV for climate control and supplement heat with a inline duct heater during the winter months.


Our current plans are to double in sq.ft. size over the next month and hopefully reach +75lb/week production.

Thanks for reading!


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Re: Blue Oyster basement farm [Re: moonlightmushrooms]
    #21892105 - 07/03/15 10:55 AM (8 years, 6 months ago)

Very very nice

Im jealous of your setup


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Re: Blue Oyster basement farm [Re: JvF]
    #21892160 - 07/03/15 11:12 AM (8 years, 6 months ago)

Looking good! Whats your FAE setup?


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Re: Blue Oyster basement farm [Re: Gr0wer]
    #21898182 - 07/04/15 07:28 PM (8 years, 6 months ago)

Thanks for sharing! How often do you have to wait in between flushes?


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Re: Blue Oyster basement farm [Re: beastcoast]
    #21900216 - 07/05/15 09:33 AM (8 years, 6 months ago)

thanks for sharing! i'm gettin ready to build a room in my basement, too. only 7x8, but should produce enough to supply our family and the farm stand across the street. i'll keep an eye on your progress. good luck!


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Re: Blue Oyster basement farm [Re: knomadic_niki]
    #21904091 - 07/06/15 05:44 AM (8 years, 6 months ago)

oh man beautiful setup! i love those ultrasonic foggers for grow rooms! i had a similar setup in the past. thanks for the pics.


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Re: Blue Oyster basement farm [Re: eatyualive]
    #21904171 - 07/06/15 06:29 AM (8 years, 6 months ago)

:takingnotes:


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Re: Blue Oyster basement farm [Re: cArcace-x]
    #21904502 - 07/06/15 08:31 AM (8 years, 6 months ago)

:shockedpussy:

Awesome!


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Re: Blue Oyster basement farm [Re: Stropharis]
    #21906289 - 07/06/15 05:56 PM (8 years, 6 months ago)

op, so you say you don't recommend the fogger unit? what were the issues?

ive used them in the past pumped into smaller green houses that worked well. but the clean air is forced into the humidified air and pushed into the green houses. a mixing box was used. ive seen larger setups with mixing boxes using a squirrel cage fan.


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Re: Blue Oyster basement farm [Re: Gr0wer]
    #21906722 - 07/06/15 07:26 PM (8 years, 6 months ago)

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Gr0wer said:
Looking good! Whats your FAE setup?




We use a dedicated Heat Recovery Ventilator that runs on a 10 minutes on, 10 minutes off cycle. It's designed to exhaust a ~2400sqft house and does a great job of our 100sqft grow rooms :smile:


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Re: Blue Oyster basement farm [Re: beastcoast]
    #21906734 - 07/06/15 07:28 PM (8 years, 6 months ago)

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Thanks for sharing! How often do you have to wait in between flushes?




After first flush I'd say 7-10 days, later flushes add about 4-5 days extra, ie: second about 2 weeks after the first and maybe 2.5 weeks after that flush for a third.


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Re: Blue Oyster basement farm [Re: knomadic_niki]
    #21906753 - 07/06/15 07:32 PM (8 years, 6 months ago)

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knomadic_niki said:
thanks for sharing! i'm gettin ready to build a room in my basement, too. only 7x8, but should produce enough to supply our family and the farm stand across the street. i'll keep an eye on your progress. good luck!




Depending on your ceiling height you could probably get a at least 10lbs a week easily from that space! Good luck, we'll try to keep the updates coming!


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Re: Blue Oyster basement farm [Re: eatyualive]
    #21906780 - 07/06/15 07:38 PM (8 years, 6 months ago)

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eatyualive said:
op, so you say you don't recommend the fogger unit? what were the issues?

ive used them in the past pumped into smaller green houses that worked well. but the clean air is forced into the humidified air and pushed into the green houses. a mixing box was used. ive seen larger setups with mixing boxes using a squirrel cage fan.




The fogger heads clog too easily, and eventually jiggle themselves loose enough to allow water down into the mechanism, shorting out the disc vibrator head. We're on our second head unit and after dropping $250 I expected something more. We're looking at a farmtek fogger.

I'm realising now I should have replied to you guys all in one comment rather than spamming this thread 3 times. Won't happen again! :smile:

Thanks for all the replies!


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Re: Blue Oyster basement farm [Re: moonlightmushrooms]
    #21906992 - 07/06/15 08:24 PM (8 years, 6 months ago)



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Re: Blue Oyster basement farm [Re: moonlightmushrooms]
    #21907015 - 07/06/15 08:28 PM (8 years, 6 months ago)

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The fogger heads clog too easily, and eventually jiggle themselves loose enough to allow water down into the mechanism, shorting out the disc vibrator head. We're on our second head unit and after dropping $250 I expected something more. We're looking at a farmtek fogger.

Thanks for all the replies!




This can be remedied by tightening up the disks every few weeks. I typically do monthly maint on my foggers and humidifier. I wipe them down with a clean wet paper towel tighten them and clean my humidifier with soap and 10% bleach. The discs also have to be replaced every couple months for proper output. They are definitely not maintenance free.


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Re: Blue Oyster basement farm [Re: moonlightmushrooms]
    #21907259 - 07/06/15 09:16 PM (8 years, 6 months ago)

what brand is the fogger unit?


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Re: Blue Oyster basement farm [Re: moonlightmushrooms]
    #21907676 - 07/06/15 10:37 PM (8 years, 6 months ago)

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moonlightmushrooms said:

The fogger heads clog too easily, and eventually jiggle themselves loose enough to allow water down into the mechanism, shorting out the disc vibrator head. We're on our second head unit and after dropping $250 I expected something more. We're looking at a farmtek fogger.





You should check out the Minifogger. I'm using the larger Hyrofogger and I've been very happy with it.


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Re: Blue Oyster basement farm [Re: farmerb]
    #21908374 - 07/07/15 05:42 AM (8 years, 6 months ago)

ive also used a mini fogger for several years with good luck.


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Re: Blue Oyster basement farm [Re: eatyualive]
    #21911085 - 07/07/15 06:44 PM (8 years, 6 months ago)

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Quote:

moonlightmushrooms said:

The fogger heads clog too easily, and eventually jiggle themselves loose enough to allow water down into the mechanism, shorting out the disc vibrator head. We're on our second head unit and after dropping $250 I expected something more. We're looking at a farmtek fogger.





You should check out the Minifogger. I'm using the larger Hyrofogger and I've been very happy with it.



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eatyualive said:
ive also used a mini fogger for several years with good luck.




We're looking at those as well and are now leaning towards a domestic mist irrigation system.

The first thing we need to do is get the BE higher, any thread suggestions?


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Re: Blue Oyster basement farm [Re: moonlightmushrooms]
    #21911443 - 07/07/15 07:45 PM (8 years, 6 months ago)

I would stay away from those low pressure misters. It will leave your mushrooms over-saturated and a lot of standing water. As far as the B.E. maybe try another strain or higher spawn rate.


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