pscyanescens said:

Well theoretically it will work. But if any other mushroom mycelium is growing where you plant your cardboard, it would most likely be killed or taken over by the larger mycelia mat. Or loose in its fight for food.

If you grow your cultures out on the cardboard first, and wait till the mycelium has taken over, it is larger and has a better chance to survive when you transplant to a outdoor chip bed.  However i am taking my cardboard cultures and transplanting them into jars of chips, sawdust, vermiculite, and brown rice.  Once thees jars are fully colonized, then i will move them into a large Tupperware with more food for it to eat.  Once the springtime comes and my Tupperware is fully colonized, then i will transplant to my outdoor bed, water throughout the summer, and pray for fruits.

---

I wrote a long, long reply earlier but I find that it's missing
Anyway, thanks for the info!

Quote:

What are you attempting to make cultures of?

---

I am just starting out so I am still in the process of gathering/accumulating info. I live in the mountains and it is just forests and meadows all around. I plan to start with cubensis cultivation at home, but my aim is to learn how to transfer this in the open. In fact I am almost sure that we have a lot of shrooms around here anyway, but I got interested in this very recently -  exactly at the time most mushrooms disappeared for the winter So, I'll be around in these forums for sure. Right now I am waiting for the first grow kit I ordered and will try to experiment with it a lot.