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sublimemushhead
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corn cob as a no-no
#7175720 - 07/14/07 05:12 PM (17 years, 6 months ago) |
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Just as a Informative nugget. Corn cob is an extremely hard sub. to work with IMO. After many attempts I am calling it quits. I had read up on some corn cob formulas promising great results.. All I got were contams after contams. Not worth the time when there are so many easier spawns to work with that rival or supersede.
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lipan
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same here, that one ebay kit uses it. definitely doesn't work and its not all that easy to use anyway.
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sounds like to me, that you have answered your own question.
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RogerRabbit
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Corn cob is not a spawn material. It's bulk substrate material so needs to be used in bulk. The kernels have to be removed. I works well with cubes when mixed with another substrate, such as straw, horse manure, coir or compost.
Oyster mushrooms can do fairly well on corn cobs alone. RR
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sublimemushhead
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Re: corn cob as a no-no [Re: RogerRabbit]
#7175897 - 07/14/07 06:03 PM (17 years, 6 months ago) |
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What keeps them from contaminating in bulk. The mycelium I have gotten to grow on cob has been sparse like it has a hard time colonizing.
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RogerRabbit
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Did you pasteurize them? They should be hydrated by soaking, then drained and pasteurized at 140F to 160F for an hour. If you sterilize, they're very prone to contamination. RR
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sublimemushhead
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Re: corn cob as a no-no [Re: RogerRabbit]
#7184927 - 07/16/07 08:17 PM (17 years, 6 months ago) |
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Sweetness. I feel like a brainless buffoon. Thanks! Still have loads of the stuff. I always sterilized jar style and would attempt Lc inoculations from healthy lc's. But the end result was always a slow growing fuzz. Never thought just to spawn to, after pasteurization. I always soaked and rinsed repeatedly. Thanks.
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Blutjager
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I have never even though of using corn cob,I used cracked corn a while back just for the hell of it and I wouldn't recommend it,the results were mediocre at best next to the rye I grew with it side by side
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sublimemushhead
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Re: corn cob as a no-no [Re: Blutjager]
#7185163 - 07/16/07 08:53 PM (17 years, 6 months ago) |
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As far as yield it crapped out for you? Have never noticed any difference in cracked corn, wbs, and rye, compared to one another.
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Blutjager
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#1 Rye #2 Wild birdseed #3 Cracked corn
Rye is my favorite but I'm starting to love bird seed seeing as its 40 lbs for 8 bucks and almost just as good as rye now that I can actually get the moisture right(This took me months)
Cracked corn I always used once,I didn't really like it all that much at all.especially since I had to throw verm in to balance the moisture and I hate verm
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robanero
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Re: corn cob as a no-no [Re: Blutjager]
#7188106 - 07/17/07 01:13 PM (17 years, 6 months ago) |
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RR's right. Best cubies I've ever had I found at an old ladies house in central Tx growing outside on milo which is made of cow poo, cobs,stalks and kernels. Very big, very potent, very beautiful cubies.
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sublimemushhead
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Re: corn cob as a no-no [Re: robanero]
#7188908 - 07/17/07 04:29 PM (17 years, 6 months ago) |
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Do you rinse, soak, repeat then soak. Or the cooking method others use. I personaly rinse,soak,and repeat, with a final 4 hr. soak. No exploded grains, non-greasy.( Of course I drain well and air dry for an hour or so. Perfect every time)(WBS that is)
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