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Stromrider
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Reishi on masters mix
#26511321 - 03/01/20 12:25 PM (3 years, 10 months ago) |
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Just in case someone else thinks to try this I thought I'd post and save you some trouble. Reishi definitely doesn't like masters mix. It colonizes way faster than plain sawdust or bran supplemented sawdust bags and the mycelium looks much healthier but then it just sits there. It will grow some knots eventually but that's about it
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Re: Reishi on masters mix [Re: Stromrider]
#26516503 - 03/04/20 01:22 PM (3 years, 10 months ago) |
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Thats too bad. Out of curiosity how long did you wait? I have to assume it probably doesn't like the soybean hulls.
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Probably 2 months. Long enough that the wheat bran supplemented sawdust blocks I made the same day fruited out nicely
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Re: Reishi on masters mix [Re: Stromrider]
#26720609 - 06/05/20 12:39 AM (3 years, 7 months ago) |
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Hey man! This is really interesting and something I've been wondering a lot lately, thanks for posting this. I grow a lot of different ganoderma and I"m always wondering why some cultures seem to do better than others when the conditions are exactly the same. I've used pure oak pellets and oak supplemented with bran but lately I've only been using the masters mix and I've been getting mixed results. I've noticed that g.multipileum loves masters mix and will produce a ton of antlers in vitro every time like clock work but I seem to have trouble getting antlers to form from the top of the block with g.lucidum sensu stricto, g.polycromum, and a few g.sessile cultures I have that prefer to fruit outside of the bag. I was just sitting here wondering why I can't get my g.lucidum ss to top fruit antlers and then I saw your post and now I'm wondering if maybe I should try supplementing with wheat bran instead next time, what percent of wheat bran do you find works best for ganoderma?
Do you think it could be my moisture content instead? Lately I've been trying to use less water per bag to avoid the substrate sticking to the sides of the bag and causing the mycelium to grow up the bag. I've been using around 1800g of water and 1400g of oak/soy hulls do you think my moisture might be off? Thanks. I've been having trouble lately with a few blocks that wouldn't form antlers like you mentioned but I've also seen other people get amazing results with the masters mix so I assume I must be doing something wrong.
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Would love to keep this thread going if it's not too late. Just found this. I work with a variety of Ganoderma too. This year I'd like to dial in my reishi substrates
Are you harvesting reishi for medicinal, aesthetic, or bio-material applications? I think adjustments can be made depending on the application.
Generally, masters mix is for fast fruiting fungi such as oysters and lions. But I've used masters with no problems in the past. This is likely not the most efficient, but I haven't tested it. Many commercial farms seem to favor bran supplementation or straight sawdust for slow fruiters such as reishi and shiitake.
In the next few months I'd like to do a trial for each species.... 1)oak supplemented with wheat bran 2)non-supplemented oak 3) masters mix
Wanna share notes?
P.S. someone who consulted me has a staunch belief that there is no senescence with Ganoderma strains. According to this mycologist, colonized sawdust blocks can be used as spawn in an infinitely long chain without grain. I trust them, if this is true this is a big break from conventional beliefs about reishi cultivation.
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