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micololo2
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Shiitake in trenches
#5982149 - 08/20/06 07:05 PM (17 years, 7 months ago) |
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Here again for another year fantastic flushes from my shiitake blocks. I got 125 pds shiitake this week with 80 blocks first flush. I wich I'll have 4 flushes as last year. Got 400 blocks on going now. Most of them were sale at 14$ a pound at the fresh products farmer market. The others at 9$ a pound.
It's the easiest and economical way I've never found to grow shiitake.
You need a little hill, some trees and a shavel. I use a 45 gallon plastic drums to soak the blocks.
Getting a luxmeter to set the ligth in the canopy is usefull to have more success.
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Dety
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Re: Shiitake in trenches [Re: micololo2]
#5982246 - 08/20/06 07:45 PM (17 years, 7 months ago) |
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eris
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Re: Shiitake in trenches [Re: micololo2]
#5982304 - 08/20/06 08:15 PM (17 years, 7 months ago) |
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Wow, sweet!
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Re: Shiitake in trenches [Re: eris]
#5982325 - 08/20/06 08:26 PM (17 years, 7 months ago) |
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Thats awesome. I really only like shiitakes simmered in sourkraut and good italian sausage.
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Hotnuts
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Re: Shiitake in trenches [Re: snoot]
#5983175 - 08/21/06 07:26 AM (17 years, 7 months ago) |
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very nice!
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mattymonkey
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Re: Shiitake in trenches [Re: micololo2]
#5983415 - 08/21/06 09:34 AM (17 years, 7 months ago) |
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beautiful work micolo! how about a more detailed explaination?
thanks for the fresh ideas!
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micololo2
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Re: Shiitake in trenches [Re: Dety]
#5983510 - 08/21/06 10:37 AM (17 years, 7 months ago) |
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Hotnuts
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Re: Shiitake in trenches [Re: micololo2]
#5983518 - 08/21/06 10:40 AM (17 years, 7 months ago) |
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125lbs. @ $9 a pop! You can't bitch about that.
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micololo2
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Re: Shiitake in trenches [Re: mattymonkey]
#5983520 - 08/21/06 10:40 AM (17 years, 7 months ago) |
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Quote:
mattymonkey said: beautiful work micolo! how about a more detailed explaination? Precise your questions
thanks for the fresh ideas!
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micololo2
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Re: Shiitake in trenches [Re: Hotnuts]
#5983531 - 08/21/06 10:45 AM (17 years, 7 months ago) |
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Hotnuts said: 125lbs. @ $9 a pop! You can't bitch about that.
Most are sale at 14$ a pound, the others at 9. About 10% are dried.
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Corporal Kielbasa
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Re: Shiitake in trenches [Re: micololo2]
#5983889 - 08/21/06 01:40 PM (17 years, 7 months ago) |
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I am all of the sudden hungery.
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micololo2
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My new Shiitake growing house in construction
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Hotnuts
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Re: Shiitake in trenches [Re: micololo2]
#5986035 - 08/22/06 07:44 AM (17 years, 7 months ago) |
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Nice! I'm envious.
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Corporal Kielbasa
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Re: Shiitake in trenches [Re: micololo2]
#5986059 - 08/22/06 08:11 AM (17 years, 7 months ago) |
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I really need to get myself a peace of property. The state Government practically pays you to become a farmer. I don't know its just so much stuff to understand and figure out and plan out. They want to know every little thing in order to give you the grants.
How do you plan on using the shack? As a shade house in the summer or a all year long grow house? What are you going to do to protect the lumber from moisture? Oh and if you don't mind me asking whats your plans for humidification and heating?
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micololo2
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Quote:
Corporal Kielbasa said:
How do you plan on using the shack? As a shade house in the summer Yes, may to november. I'll try to do 2 or 3 growing floors or a all year long grow house? What are you going to do to protect the lumber from moisture? With kind of protecting paint on the buttom of the lumber (every 5 years or so). Oh and if you don't mind me asking whats your plans for humidification and heating? I wont heat it and it's rarely under 60% humidity here.
Edited by micololo2 (08/22/06 12:51 PM)
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mah2b1
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Re: Shiitake in trenches [Re: micololo2]
#5986435 - 08/22/06 11:20 AM (17 years, 7 months ago) |
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micololo2 said: My new Shiitake growing house in construction
Nice, we are looking into building pole barns at some point for our mushrooms too. Can you give me any more information on the building and its future setup/use?
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Corporal Kielbasa
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Re: Shiitake in trenches [Re: mah2b1]
#5986968 - 08/22/06 03:40 PM (17 years, 7 months ago) |
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So what are your dimensions on that? How many blocks or logs do you estimate putting into this house? What is your predicted estimate of shiitake production? Are you using wood shelving or metal?
Sorry for all the question, you dont need to answer if you dont want to.
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RogerRabbit
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I really like the blocks in the woods idea better than the house in the sun which will require shade cloth. How did you prepare/sterilize the blocks? I have access to five acres in the forest in a very cool climate. I may try something like this next year. RR
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Corporal Kielbasa
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Re: Shiitake in trenches [Re: RogerRabbit]
#5988957 - 08/23/06 09:08 AM (17 years, 7 months ago) |
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See i am thinking the same thing.
I have a revine in my back yard. Which i could terrace down on my side. Then line with blocks.
I can also buy a ton of sawdust pellets for 200 bucks. So i can make some serious turn around.
A pallat of compressed pellets seems way nicer hanging around compaired to a truck load of sawdust.
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micololo2
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Re: Shiitake in trenches [Re: RogerRabbit]
#5989864 - 08/23/06 03:53 PM (17 years, 7 months ago) |
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RogerRabbit said: How did you prepare/sterilize the blocks? In my 55 gal. drum I have access to five acres in the forest in a very cool climate. You can install thousands of blocks per acre. Don't forget to set the canopy or you'll have deceptions I may try something like this next year. RR
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