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OfflineSerpinfold
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Cultivating in unpasteurised worm castings?
    #28107595 - 12/21/22 04:27 PM (1 year, 4 months ago)

Last year I tossed a jar of rice spawn inoculated with King Oyster that had never colonised (too dry I think) into one of my worm bins.

Some time later a cluster of King Oyster fruits popped up in that corner. Despite the wigglers working hard on the rice.

Worm castings are heavy in various mushroom growth promoting biostimulants such as humic substances and other factors as well as being known to being a rich source of plant growth promoting bacteria, which to my knowledge are often also mushroom growth promoting bacteria.

So my hypothesis is, could raw worm castings, natural variation in composition and microbiome aside, prove to be a good bulk substrate? Would the microbiome work symbiotically rather than competitively with the mycelium? Castings tend not to become colonised with moulds when there are worms around, but worms love mycelium, so maybe that is why, but maybe it is because of natural resistance from the microbiome.

It would probably end up being hit or miss based on natural variations already mentioned, but I think it is worth a try so I am going to try it in a mini monotub once I have all my gear set up.

Only thing I don't like is the mites that come with unpasteurised castings.

Opinions?

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Re: Cultivating in unpasteurised worm castings? [Re: Serpinfold]
    #28107835 - 12/21/22 06:49 PM (1 year, 4 months ago)

I dumped some oysters in my compost bin earlier this year and they grew fine. Not sure why other than untreated compost is a fertile medium for mushrooms.


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Re: Cultivating in unpasteurised worm castings? [Re: Serpinfold] * 1
    #28108249 - 12/22/22 06:29 AM (1 year, 4 months ago)

I think oysters of all kinds are the worst sort of mushrooms to prove your theories with

They run right over most contaminations, basically famous for doing so

Otherwise it may be a contamination issue for most species. Some woodlovers might tolerate it once out in the garden beds, but indoor cult will be a shitshow if it is untreated

All just my humble opinion and I would be happy to be proved wrong if you can make it work repeatedly. Once means less than nothing, anything can happen once from dumb luck alone

let us know how you go with it


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Re: Cultivating in unpasteurised worm castings? [Re: SingularFusion]
    #28108451 - 12/22/22 10:08 AM (1 year, 4 months ago)

You're probably right, it likely would turn bad in my flat, but the idea is compelling enough for me to try it on a mini monotub or tray in my FC.

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