tomtacy said:

I have tried two "brands" of pelleted horse manure in different ratios 5-20% dry mass to CVG - and my conclusion is these were not composted enough before drying and pelleting for mycelium to thrive in - in fact it had troubles colonizing areas with the dung until thriderma got in the way.

Once I got my hands on the composted fresh horse manure, the story is completely the opposite - no contamination, after a few days it is all colonized. And smells somewhat earthy, not unpleasant at all.

PS my first post at The Shroomery, so I should say hello and thank you all for sharing your experiences and teks to the world! Couldn't move forward without you!

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Welcome aboard!  What kind of composted manure are you using?  If you’re having problems with bacteria/molds, might I suggest looking into Mojave’s CV+.  It works great stand along but I like to use a 12.5% worm castings addition that makes my trays perform just as well as manure based trays.  Worm castings are A LOT more tolerant to bacteria than manure.  My go to for worm castings is vermisterra.. good price for a high quality product.  I know some composted manure can be pricey unless you’re using black kow or the like

maimunji said:

Are worm casting in liquid form Faht?

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tomtacy said:

Thank you  @fahtster, it's a good place to be at that's for sure!

I use my locally bought manure from a supplier who operates stables and sells it online for gardeners for the equivalent of 12$/60L/16 gallons. Offer said that it has been properly composted and smells earthy - I have given it a try and it seems to be a real deal. It may look nasty, but not to discourage newcomers - smell is next to nothing and is very discrete, much better then pellets in that regard.

Thanks for the Mojave’s CV+ and worm castings recommendation - will definitely take a look into this for the bacteria control.

I have yet to harvest fruits, but finally moved forward from pelleted manure and trichoderma catastrophe right after spawning.

These boxes are 65/30/5 coir/manure/gypsum cased with 50/50 peat, verm and some pickling lime for the PH.

One box is spawned 1:1, second 1:2. Higher seed ratio seems to invite more bacteria and have more metabolites, but this may be cause by other reasons as well.

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fahtster said:

maimunji said:

Are worm casting in liquid form Faht?

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No, the dry stuff they offer.


I dont know this brand but in my country there is basically soil amended with worm casting think its called biohumus.
Is this ok?

Churpee Choozle said:

Stick around Tree! And if you're still in orbit, you too, Astra. Both Of You Have Been Missed.

I'm going to hunt for cincts, have prepared my eyes by looking intently at the bispo

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Churpee Choozle said:

Stick around Tree! And if you're still in orbit, you too, Astra. Both Of You Have Been Missed.

I'm going to hunt for cincts, have prepared my eyes by looking intently at the bispo

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if you need cinctulus, I have some prints. Haven’t tried them, but looking nice

maimunji said:

fahtster said:

maimunji said:

Are worm casting in liquid form Faht?

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No, the dry stuff they offer.


I dont know this brand but in my country there is basically soil amended with worm casting think its called biohumus.
Is this ok?

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Idk, I’ve never used it but a quick google search gives some ppl saying they’re both called that sometimes and sometimes considered separate.  Only one way to find out

tree frog said:

Copelandia section has a lot of grass loving species.

I believe those blobs are sclerotia.  Essentially.

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Djackoo said:

Hey, also first timer here!







I don't understand why I'm getting these black spots, as you can see in the first picture, I know it's bruising, they are bruising like hell, dark blue and black. Never had Pans before, last time a saw some is 20 years ago in the Netherlands... more white in color.
So, at the beginning I had the humidifier running too often, but it's now completely turned off and the humidity is being maintained well. The bruising and aborts got better. The only thing I can think of now is the fans — 10 minutes twice per hour, running very slowly. I think I still don't really have a good feel for how much FAE they actually need.

Strain is Hawaiian, from Spore > Agar > LC > Rye > Coir + Horse Manure and Horse Manure/Worm Castings + Verm + Gypsum (1:3.5) > Peat Moss/Verm/P.Lime

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