How To Grow Mushrooms In Bottles
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- Äas pĆidĂĄn 5. 01. 2019
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In this video, I grow Flamulina velutipes (Enoki Mushrooms) in reusable plastic bottles. You can do the exact same process to grow oyster mushrooms in bottles, or any other species (except Shiitake).
The process is simple.
1. Fill a reusable bottle with substrate.
2. Bore a small hole in the middle.
3. Sterilize at 15 PSI for 90 Minutes.
4. Inoculate, colonize and fruit.
Growing mushrooms in bottles is more environmentally friendly than growing in bags- because there is less waste. But the real advantage is for larger farms and the ability to mechanize the process.
You are likely to get better yields and better process flows by just growing in bags.
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Ty now I'm going to go use this knowledge for completely legal reasons.
Austin Hall suuuuuuure
Austin Hall same lol
yup
Same I just wanna grow some good tasty and nutritious mushrooms
BT Trickk psilocybin is nutritious
Dude I tried your center inoculation and in my cooler with heating pad i had a fully colonized jar in 5 days omg thats like 200% faster then b4 THANKS
Mike... You can totally sell this idea to women, tell them you will fully colonize their jars in a few weeks.
... Oh shit, days.... They will be waiting outside your house like it's Black Friday. đ€Łđ
Hrmmm.
@@vinnievalentine421 pig
This was recommended to me when going though stressful times.
I think this is a sign to do drugs.
Angry Guy or to grow mushrooms as a relaxing hobby
I agree.
Get some b+ cubensis cubemsis
Do it!!! But make sure itâs shrooms bro itâll take care of the stress you been going through for awhile man
They're more than simply "drugs" my friend
Mushrooms are medicine, not drugs. Drugs are bad, mmkay lol
Yes, now i can grow my own enoki for miso soup : ) love the content you make. Thanks!
Sounds amazing!
Yeah Iâm u
Miso ho'oney
Can u share how to prepare the substrates and the ratio
Any word on the substrate mix and ratios?
Thanks for basically explaining why enoki costs $7 at my grocery store. Mushrooms take work!
Wow, I never knew growing mushrooms was so detailed and complicated. I'm intrigued but it also feels a little daunting to attempt growing them myself.
Go to the unclebens subreddit
If you buy cooking jar sauces and big jars of olives and pickles they could be more eco friendly and easier way of cleaning them out. The thing with plastic as I'd worry over time about the chemicals in the plastic getting into the soil perhaps đ€
I feel exactly the same. Iâve successfully done a vegie garden and everyone is talking about how easy mushrooms are but Iâm way over my head at the moment. Looks like Iâm gonna have to build a science lab. I had no idea
@@NpgSymboL you should look into wine cap mushrooms. If youâve got a veggie garden you can set aside a little space for a bed of straw or wood chips and toss some sawdust spawn in. Much easier than these indoor growing processes. If you mulch with straw or woodchips in your garden or under fruit trees already to suppress weeds then you donât even have to set up a special bed for wine caps, you can just have them growing among everything else.
Don't be! Wet your feet with a pre colonized block first, (Oyster Mushrooms are both tasty and fun) and then step up from there!
before seeing this video: I want to grow my own mushroom. Supermarket mushrooms are so expensive
after: Okay, I will buy them..
Tongyao Pu this is exactly what I just went through
It can be much more simple. This is just another method.
Lol
đ I can relate :(
Good to see a young guy with such an enthusiasm for his business. Best wishes for a successful future.
When I have my own place I want to grow bean sprouts and mushrooms just like this! Thank-you for putting this up.
I don't know why I enjoy watching you grow mushrooms so much but I really do. Good quality videos. Keep it up, Mushroom Man!
God this mushroom farmer is so handsome
Lucas Lemonholm lmao thatâs why Iâm here
@@user-kw5lu6jg6d your name is to relatable
He can harvest my mushroom anytime he wants ;) ;)
@Toiisha u right
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Is there a specific advantage to using the bottle shape with its constricted neck? Seems like it would be easier to clean and reuse the containers if they were just straight-sided with a slight flare (like a bucket)
Shouldnât you be emailing scammers
Amongst other things...
@@AtomicShrimp Wow fancy seeing you here
was not expecting atomic shrimp here. thought you were drying hotdogs
Someone answer him he's the great Atomic Shrimp!!!!!111
Instructions unclear
Ate the mushrooms and now seeing unicorns and rainbows
@Donald J lies panther has always said to be poisonous well Terrance McKenna ate one to prove it wasn't he lived
Enoki mushrooms are meant to be eaten-
@@nikkie243 says whom?
@@nikkie243 they are? I just make them into juice...
@Donald J calm down, no one asked and no one cares.. fly agarics are shit they just make you feel drunk.
Whoa whoa whoa... someone actually grew maiitake in bottles? That's a frickin' game changer! Even had pics of it!
Iâve learned so much through CZcams. I so want to grow shiitake, oysters and Swiss.
Straight to the pointđ
I dont have to watch the whole video, to know what u are about. So goodđ„°
I love mushrooms! watching these videos are making me hungry! I want to grow my own because the local Asian food stores are often out of the varieties I like, like oyster and enoki. It's easy to get dried shiitaki to keep conveniently in the pantry, but I want Oyster mushrooms with everything! I'm finally gonna try to grow my own since my awesome neighbor has a source of food grade buckets being recycled to give me. Now with this video, I think I also want to try to grow enoki since they are my second favorite and I love them in Miso Soup and hearty Nabe soup dishes! THank you so much for these videos.
Love these videos, gives me hope of being able to do some small scale mushroom growing in my apartment. Hated not having enough room or have a garage to try these in. Also, Tony is every knowledgeable without sounding condescending...and is really easy on the eyes too. :) Gonna give this or the 5 gallon bucket a try after the holidays are over.
Thanks for the uploads, just found your channel looking forward to hearing more!
Thanks for teaching me something new every day man.
Thank you. I am 60 and found a mellow hobby, I think.
I LOVE this idea. I want to grow mushrooms for just myself but the grow blocks produce way too much for a single person and I would like to have different kinds of mushrooms available to use at the same time. Now you have me thinking! My Instant Pot pressure cooker actually has a sterilizing feature and would allow me to grow small amounts of mushrooms at a time. Thanks again.
Back at it again with the great videos! Im so glad i didnt end up purchasing substrate bags the other day... illbe doing this instead :)
Awesome! Happy growing!
Most mushroom bottles come with the plug to bore the central hole/cylinder with; you leave it inside the sub during sterilization and remove prior to adding the spawn. I found my set on Etsy and they've been working beautifully.
Here in MĂ©xico I use NescafĂ© glass jars. Can get for free anywhere. Schools, business, etc. They have 5pp lids đ
Good to know, thanks for sharing!
Saludosss tambien soy de mexico
I have two Nescafe jars with a lot of mold now xD
I just grow mold and use the waste for indoor plants, but growing edible mushrooms could be great.
Now, in a Nescafe jar battle who would win: mold or edible mushroom? I don't have patience to sterilize things.
Hmmmm. Mniam
Thanks for that wonderful recommendation thank you!!!
I saw a similar looking setup in Japan back in the early 80s, except hundreds if not thousands of them on shelves.
Tony, yes enoki. Canât wait to try this.
Brilliant. This has given me great ideas. Thanks.
OMG yay! Now I don't have to keep buying enoki twice a week haha! This is such a great channel~
It's not many times I'm impressed but this video really caused me to say wow but have you checked out the site called gregs mushroom grower just google for it
Now i can grow my own psylicybe cubensis ;)
Beware of unearned wisdom
@@theshamanist113 if it is not earned it is not wisdom
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@@alexisburrows3171 who's joking? get over yourself twat
Psilocybe*
Great video! I have oyster mushroom spawn and was dreading trying to grow them in a bag, will try this
Iâm planning on using the monotub method, but this video was still super informative :)
Thanks again... I'm growing something totally different but still, I love your videos. So chill. Like "no problem"...2 weeks later đ
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Hey love your channel. But could you please make a video about the best growing conditions for each stage of the process. Agar jars. Grain spawn. And fruiting. It would be great to know best temperature humidity airflow etc of a few types of mushrooms :)
Thanks for sharing I will definitely be doing this as a homegrower đđ
Hey Tony. Another great video !! Thanks agian for sharing your knowledge.
How moist must the mix be? is there a rule of thumb or formula so is not too wet nor to dry?
Very interesting and clear video ( and article), keep this inspirng work going! I was a bit overwhelmed with all the info online and your videos helped me so much to start.
My roommate and I makes ramen often and thereâs only one place nearby that sells these mushrooms! Growing them would be so helpful!
Thank you so much for sharing. It looks amazing!
This is interesting, I thank you for your teachings.
Hi Tony, Your videos are great. Thanks for your efforts. Can we grow mushrooms at home during December to March inside our house probably in the conservatory in England? Your advise and demonstration is highly appreciated.
CZcams really wants me to harvest some shrooms
It's doing the same thing for me
Thanks for posting really informative videos Tony!!! I REALLY APPRECIATE IT ;)
Thanks for watching!
these are great, and thorough videos. Thank you!!
Yo bro. The reason why you can't get tall fruits is because you micro climate was not big enough Hence why the sleeves on the bottle worked better because it's a "bigger" micro climate. With your grow bags leave the plastic taller so your fruiting bodies will grow taller because to the mycellium it's basically like trying to grow over the hight of grass. Most mushrooms only spread the cap or become 100% mature once they get their cap above their micro climate where the mycellium recognizes it to be.
Are these magic mushrooms?
LEO Artist no bro those are edible. Technical psilocybin, or magic mushrooms as you say are edible just also with phycoactivity, if you haven't yet check out the John Hopkins studies on psilocybin mushrooms, then look up Paul Stamets book growing gormet, and medical mushrooms, then go to sporeworks.com, then to shroomsupply.com, but "don't grow the psilocybe." "Nature provides."
@@Mycoholicsanon yes bro!
@@Mycoholicsanon These are excellent resources, thank you for the heads up.
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That looks like alot of fun cant wait to try this :)
It's awesome! Honestly though, the grow bags get better yields and easier overall for sure. The Enoki that I have grown in bags was way more efficient and easier. But the bottles are reuseable which is cool. The major advantage that I can see is if you can get the mechanization equipment- then it is 100% worth it.
Thank you!
Iâm becoming obsessed with mushrooms thereâs no explanation though.
You, my friend, have been colonised.
Me too but itâs just so daunting!
Thanks for your video - my two cents: Wide mouthed bottled are easiest to clean and mason jars with metal lids can tend to rust...
love this video, thank u for your work
Paper towel method! Thank you! Multi-applicable knowledge! (I did seafood for a long time. Wet newspaper is a trick for live product like lobster, clams, mussels and such.)
3:52 the bottle in his hand reminds me of an Estus Flask
Umbasa fellow traveler.
Can you find the material for the substrate at a plant store?
Wow that was even better than the bucket mushroom video! - The Wizard
awesome, thank you!
Great vids btw. I've found that just stabbing a hole with a big knife then widening a bit and putting a couple of bits of micropore tape over the hole seems to work ok. I couldn't find that fluffy stuff.
Thanks! Yes, the micropore tape can work well :) As for the poly-fil, you can usually find it at craft stores ect (like Michael's) buy one bag and you are good for a looooong time
Or buy a cheap pillow or blanket and pull it out. Plus they sell it on amazon as well
FreshCap Mushrooms r u sterilization the substrate as well is that a must or just the bottles?
Question: what do you think the results would be with bottles that were half the height of the ones you're using here?
Also, why colonize the entire bottle if the top is only part fruiting? Or would you clean out the bottle and gather more from the sides?
The rest of the jar is sort of like the tree. You don't just need a flower to make a fruit.
I would recommend putting an x-score on all the sides of those fruiting bags. That way they don't feel the need to grow past the top. That way you get the maximum amount. Great videos!
Thank you â€
you are cool by the way
Haha thanks :)
1:38 I been done like this before
Can't wait to try this out so I can have my own mushrooms at home
U are awsome,,,had some very nice spore,,,,thank,sđ
Why is there such a big deal on making sure thereâs no contamination. Does that mean bacteria will prevent the shrooms from growing or does it make a different type of mushroom
Meemerz Gaming It's because you want to prevent other fungi from colonizing your growth environment! The air we normally breathe often has a variety of fungal spores, and they can easily sit unnoticed in our food, the air that we breathe, anything really. When you're growing mushrooms, you're creating the perfect environment for them and any other unwanted fungi.
Meemerz Gaming So basically, yes, you might end up growing a different type of mushroom that you don't want! It's not bacteria you're worried about, its common mold.
Thanks for clearing that up Mr. President
@@tentacleGodhead wow that was a great explanation
Wait... But what if this experiment leads to a new generation of new mushrooms, the kinds that... when you eat them, you become a superhero.
everytime i hear that song it makes me feel like im watching a lost pause video
Another great vid tony thanks
Thanks for watching!
Hey, What's up, Professor!? thx for all your teaching.
Thanks for watching!
do i have to completely redo this process after harvesting the fruit? or can i just keep the old mycelium and grow new ones?
you want to get rid of the old substrate, clean the bottle and restart the process.
@@TripleDDDD why is that?
dog guy 2 reasons: the substrate is spent (no more nutritions for the mushroom) and a new clean bottle/substrate avoids infections with mold.
Thatâs the clean way to do it.
On the other hand, what you suggest would work as well. As long as there is mycelium and enough substrate the mushrooms will grow.
So confusing
So confusing
One slight issue, in your description you say any mushroom except shiitake can be grown in bottles, but actually even shiitake can be grown this way, it's done commercially in bottles by a Hawaiian grower I was reading about a few weeks ago.
That is awesome, thanks for sharing!!
@@FreshCapMushrooms thanks for the reply, my wife and I will be trying to grow them along with oyster and Lions mane in quart sized jars.
@@FreshCapMushrooms Where can we purchase these bottles?
I love gardening and I love enoki mushrooms.
I am here just to watch Tony... because he is soooo inspiring... and handsome. Lol.
Thank you to share your amazing knowledge.m
for the modified cap, can we use a cotton ball instead of pillow stuffing?
This is just a guess, but cotton is organic. It used to be alive. Mushroom(fungus) are decomposers. They break down organic things. If you use cotton, it could likely be "eaten up" during the process. Polyfil is from an inorganic compound and so it will be more resistant to decomposition.
I used to tutor my friends son in science lessons and we talked a lot about worms, bugs, mold and fungus and how they help recycle organic compounds locked into higher order life ,like plants and dead animals, so that they can be recycled and used again by roots of plants that will eventually be eaten by animals, etc. The circle of life and all that...He liked the GRIM stuff a lot, LOL
Yes, but don't reuse them.
Great video! Left me wondering, in what kind of environment do you store the jars during the inoculation and fruiting processes? Since there is an air filter on the jars, I assume they need to inoculate in a well-ventilated area? I've tried growing them in my cellar before but that didn't really work out...
the idea is that during colonisation of the jars you want the co2 levels to build up, you dont need much gas exchange during the colonisation period, during fruiting you would allow for a healthy amount of fresh air exchange, temp: 24c
@@MikeHunt420 all right, thanks! As far as ventilation and fruiting goes, do you think it would be possible to fruit the mushrooms in a small, closed greenhouse together with some plants such that the air remains warm and moist but the plants provide fresh oxygen?
@@EctoMorpheus that should be fine but be weary of dormant pests and mold
I don't know why this is in my recommended but rad it's very neat and I might start making mushrooms at home
Wow never knew it would be that much work, i have no reason to grow mushrooms but it looks like a fun experiment
Honest question now, do they have a specially strong smell? Would you notice it in an apartment?
I'm assuming that Enoki are similar to oyster mushrooms in this regard - they have a very mild, clean 'mushroom' scent, and you have to be inches away to smell it. I think they would be fine for apartment growing.
could one use the grown mycelium to make more inoculate?
Yes but it isn't recommended because there is a greater chance of contamination and there is less nutrients in the spent substrate than traditional grain or sawdust spawn
Love from Houston
I feel like this would be a fun and easy way to give my family or friends their own mini mushroom farm!
Could you just squirt some LC into the slot? Or colonize grain with the LC then fill?
Yes, you can 100% do this with LC... that is how some of the large bottle farms do it (not all, but some)
*Drinking game*
Every time the dude says Contamination you take a shot.
Thank you ! I hope I will cultivate my PLEUROTUS in my parisian house. I will protect the bottles in a vivarium to have the same humidity as long as they grow!
Very nice video.
Do you think I could get a clean culture from grocery store enoki?
Possible for sure. I have done it with Shiitake from the grocery store- haven't done Enoki...
There isn't mushroom left in those bottles
Superb bro , very good explanation and simple process to cultivating of milky mushrooms.
Just love your videos. đđ
What could be a replacement if you donât have a sterilising machine at home?
You can use a small stove top pressure cooker, if not, then you can try "super-pasteurizing" but that can take up to 24 hours or more.
Run clean jars through the dishwasher - no detergent. It's how I sterilized jam jars when I made jam commercially
putting them ou in the water and boilinf them down. Check internat temp with thermometers when its 80 c it should be sterile but let it go to around 100 and leave it for 10 minutes after measuring temp.
At least thats what they were teaching me in a cooking school. 80c and your food is essentialy sterile.
FreshCap Mushrooms but are they sterilizing the substrate being used or just the bottles?
@@hesaaah3805 just the bottles/jars
it sounds like you are rapping at 8 minute :D
No it doesn't?
Thanks!
dude, this guy is really into mushrooms, nice vids
That will be me when I get my own placeđ
those bottles are called jars...
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Hey guys it's Tony from fresh cat mushrooms. Subtitles at the very beginning
I like it haha, doesn't have the same ring to it though :)
Oh my goodness bottles? That makes it all the more easier
Itâs amazing how they manage to grow in wild
Where can I buy a spawn bag?
I would like to know too.. :)
You make it using a medium and the mushroom type on an agar based substance. (He has more videos that explain it)
Would this work for cubensis? Just a hypothetical
wondering the same thing
Yes, you could just use glass cups as well.
You also don't necessarily need a pressure cooker if you can't afford one, you can can just microwave your prepared substrate in order to sterilize it before inoculation.
I don't know about the hole thing he did, but I think its perfectly fine to have a mycelium cake all the way through. Once that's done, you can shake those cakes out into a plastic box with some poorly cut out holes at the top and sides lol , and mist them daily. shrooms will start to grow once the cakes are out of the darkness.
Good Luck.
Trash a cake once you see signs of ANY contamination, don't take that risk.
@@timtim9o5 microwaving the sub would dry it out, though, which is why steam sterilizing is done. you can use a tall pot instead of a pressure cooker, but would need to add water to the bottom occasionally. also the sub shown in this vid isn't right for grass eating mushrooms
@@mobilisq Nope, just saturate your vermiculite substrate, and nuke it.
You should also cover it whilst doing this, but either way, microwaving it will not dry it all out and even in that, just....add boiled water after nuking the substrate ???
The point is just to make sure its a sterilized environment. That can most easily be achieved with a microwave as any microorganisms in the substrate are killed by the radiation. The vermiculite has good water retention regardless of the evaporation.
Of course it will work. The only thing that is a factor is the substrate. Primordia have just as much medicinal value as the fully developed mushroom and so you will want to have a container that allows you to access the primordia without bruising them. That is why glass jars with a wider top than bottom is ideal. Take the lid off and all slides out.
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