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Out patch
    #28365406 - 06/19/23 11:27 AM (1 year, 6 months ago)

Looking for some knowledge regarding outdoor cube grows. I put a patch in a few weeks ago, used a layer of of old dry broken branches as the base layer for drainage as the area I placed this in the soil is compacted like cement. Then I covered the sticks with a 6" thick layer of household kitchen compost fairly well composted. Then I added a few qts of semi colonized grain spawn that was contaminated ( bacteria and rice). Then I cased it with a layer of fresh lawn clippings maybe an inch and a half thick. Yesterday I scraped back some of the grass casing to see if any of the Myc survived the transfer and to see if it was flourishing or whatever. It definitely appears as though it's colonizing the compost. In fact it looks like it's doing far better than I had anticipated.
My question is this? I have several qts of new spawn that I have nurtured along for my outdoor patch a few varieties of cubes. I not sure if it would be best to spawn the patch with the new grain spawn directly over the grass casing or should I put a fresh layer of compost on top then spawn and case ,or should I scratch back the existing grass casing and spread  the new spawn over top of the established myc already growing? Ultimately this patch will be my dump site for spent cakes contaminated spawn and the occasional extra spawn jar added for good measure and colony health. My little patch I about six feet long by 4 feet wide and in a perfectly shaded area that I can access easily for hydration purposes. I'm not concerned about the different varieties in the patch. I just want to know what the best way to give my little garden a chance to do its thing before the weather kills it off come mid fall. Or is there any way to insulate the patch against the weather come winter. I'm pretty sure that's not possible here in Pa with cubes. Next year I will switch and begin establishing a woodlovers patch that can winter over there by creating a small patch to feed and grow year after year if in fact I can maintain its health?
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Re: Out patch [Re: notdeadoldhead]
    #28365423 - 06/19/23 11:45 AM (1 year, 6 months ago)

you want the outdoor thread


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Re: Out patch [Re: dna24]
    #28365431 - 06/19/23 11:50 AM (1 year, 6 months ago)

Shit thought I was maybe a mod can move this or do I have to repost? Help a old guy navigate the cyber world please LMAO  Really hate to admit it but I suck at this kinda shit!

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Re: Out patch [Re: notdeadoldhead] * 2
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Re: Out patch [Re: notdeadoldhead]
    #28366047 - 06/19/23 06:24 PM (1 year, 6 months ago)

You can dig up a patch of cubes all day long and they will still grow. One big patch works best for most cultivators because the mycelium gets stronger when you add more failed cakes or old spawn, so if you want to pile your contaminated old grows on top of each other or dig a deeper hole for them all you can easily do that. If you have trouble growing stuff without it getting contaminated indoors you might have to clean your gear extra well and deal with infestations of mold and bacteria before anything grows real well. It will just get worse if there is something gross lurking nearby. If you can clean that up, you could bring in a scoop of your colonized compost before winter hits and feed it more in a tub inside. Bags of soil and hay can insulate an outdoor patch for a little while, but freezing temperatures kill most cubes in 5 seconds anyways.

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Re: Out patch [Re: ChRnZN]
    #28366299 - 06/19/23 09:03 PM (1 year, 6 months ago)

Yo RN thanks for the heads up. Kinda figured there was no way to insulate cubes so they could winter over. As for the contamination thing I've had a few fall to bacteria but I'd say overall for a newbie who uses fractural sterilization technique I'm batting around 90 percent! The only bad hit I've had was when temps in my house spiked while I was at work and before I put my ac units in. Where my spawn was definitely hit over a hundred and I had a pretty bad bacterial bloom happen from that event. I actually threw a few extra EQ's had sitting in the patch today. They were super fast colonizer's great rizo growth. I figured fuck it since no one was given me any feedback I'd just do what made sense to me. I put  about 50 lbs of worm castings cow shit and fresh compost I made right over my grass casing and pre established myc. Then I re-cased the whole thing with grass clippings again. I mist the clippings daily. So I guess it's a wait and see game. FUCK it my indoor shoeboxes should start pinning any day now. I would like to see the outdoor patch do its thing though! I have yet to harvest a single mushroom yet! But I'm getting close! Thanks for the reply cuz I always appreciate someone taking their time to respond to me and my dumb shit questions!

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