PART 3 Grow Mushrooms in a Straw Bale
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- čas přidán 10. 09. 2024
- In traditional straw bale gardening, bales are “conditioned” by adding nitrogen-rich compost or manure to the bale to provide nutrients and initiate decomposition while growing veggies. You can use mushroom grain spawn in a similar way, and the fungi will facilitate the faster breakdown of the straw while growing mushrooms. This video breaks down the steps.
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Helpful tip; use a hollow pipe and jab it into the bale, then drop the spawn through the pipe as you extract it. Much more even inoculation is all
I always sit there for 30 mins with a hose to soak the bales... thanks for the info!
Hello mam, so it's not important to pastuarisation, just to soak in water it will work.
Where do you get the straw bale? I'm in Austin, central TX. Will pine straw bale work?
Will you get only one season from this?
Thanks I really enjoyed your video.
If I am in a cold winter area ( north) , is it OK to start in December ...
or shall I better wait to the spring to start the process ? Thanks for your answer
Hi I love your program, I'm from Africa Cameroon how can I get the spawn to grow much room
Can we do this in rainy season or not
But how do you deal with central Texas heat? You’re in Austin, I am in San Antonio. We both know there is usually over 90° by 8 o’clock in the morning.
Well, if you own a nice plot of land, you can always dig a root cellar or a hole in the side of a hill.
Then grow the mushrooms slightly underground. I was thinking you could do this in your basement, but then you are spreading a wee bit too much spores into your home. Might be okay for a steel shed. Look if wood, those spores are going to want to live and eat it.
You are so right, heat is the enemy here.
Good
thanks nice video!! i think i accidentally bought hay unstead of straw beacuase there are some seeds on it. What consenquence will this have on hay?
I don’t think It’s a problem at all.
Wow, ya got me all excited. I've spent hours watching how to grow mushrooms and they all seem so complicated, sterilization, etc. agrrr....is it really as simple as you show? Can I just buy the hay bales from Tractor Supply? THANKS! Subscriber from NW Florida.
Pay attention. It was suggested not to use hay but straw.
@@joehomer4421 Thanks Joe - searching Google, looks like Tractor Supply has straw but don't think the bale is very big, 2.5 cu ft. I keep bales of hay for my rabbits and ducks, but they don't sprout grass. Going to take your advice.
it's more simplier if you just buy the mushroom itself
Is this method for just oysters or can it be for chicken in the woods, morels, lions mane, etc?
Oysters are a great choice for this method becasue they are quick growers and are competitive - so less need to have a super clean (sterilized) substrate. I think Chicken of the Woods would do better on oak logs, and other hardwoods. Morels is a whole other growing method.