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Sterilizing Spawn for Woodlovers.
    #5938168 - 08/06/06 07:52 PM (17 years, 5 months ago)

I understand that endospores need to be germinated through soaking overnight and then the substrate can be sterilized. Do I need to soak woodchips overnight before sterilizing them for colonizing, or is that only for grain? Must I use a pc or is boiling water enough for woodchips?
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Re: Sterilizing Spawn for Woodlovers. [Re: Fixer]
    #5939248 - 08/06/06 11:47 PM (17 years, 5 months ago)

You want to use twice as much hardwood sawdust by volume as woodchips. The wood chips should be soaked for three days. This isn't to germinate endospores, but rather to hydrate the wood.

Also, it's best to supplement the sawdust/wood chips with up to 20% rice or wheat bran for nutrients. This is the reason that substrate for woodlovers should be sterilized, rather than pasteurized. If you skip the wheat or rice bran, a simple pasteurization will suffice, but performance will not be nearly as good.
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Re: Sterilizing Spawn for Woodlovers. [Re: RogerRabbit]
    #5939322 - 08/07/06 12:02 AM (17 years, 5 months ago)

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RogerRabbit said:
You want to use twice as much hardwood sawdust by volume as woodchips. The wood chips should be soaked for three days. This isn't to germinate endospores, but rather to hydrate the wood.

Also, it's best to supplement the sawdust/wood chips with up to 20% rice or wheat bran for nutrients. This is the reason that substrate for woodlovers should be sterilized, rather than pasteurized. If you skip the wheat or rice bran, a simple pasteurization will suffice, but performance will not be nearly as good.
RR




RR. you seem to know alot about woodlovers. do you have a walkthru or any photos you could show use. I am currently trying to grow my first woodlover.


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